I WAS shocked to learn that UK meerkats were being kept as domestic pets (The Press, May 31). If they have large claws, sharp teeth that can destroy furniture and carpets – slap an ASBO on ‘em!
The TV commercial Russian meerkat wears a smoking jacket we are told – he could set fire to your house.
This makes our local moggies, the ones that scratch holes in neighbouring gardens, claw wooden fencing and rot tyres by “marking” parked cars – tame by comparison. I still prefer the simple ‘mere cat’ – the one that’s no trouble, the ones that provide their own paper, like Yorkatt and Eric.
Dale Minks, Ancress Walk, York.
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