IF DEFRA doesn't come to its senses very soon, the rarest breed in this country won't be the animals it strives to protect, it will be the farmers.

Thank God there are still plenty of us around who respect and admire our hard working farmers. Why can't our Government do the same?

Ken Holmes,

South Duffield Road,

Cliffe Common, Selby.

Updated: 11:15 Monday, September 03, 2001