I have been saying for a long time that until we have a deterrent this is what cowards do!

Breaking into a guinea pigs' cage and killing the children’s pet they named George, then leaving it for the children to find, which is what they did (‘They killed George’, The Press, May 11).

I think the best thing for people like them is to let the Army have them and teach them that cruelty in any form will not be tolerated. Maybe a boot camp should be built to send them to, to learn respect for other people’s property, to teach them the basics, such as right from wrong.

D Fillingham, The Crossway, Muncaster, York.