W HILE not having actually seen the film produced by Animal Aid regarding the less than acceptable footage of the killing of animals in British slaughterhouses, (re. Mrs Banwell's letter of January 19, Evening Post), I too am extremely concerned, but not altogether shocked, that these practices still exist.

Until all slaughterhouses have CCTV installed in them, and are monitored, sadly this abuse and cruelty will continue.

There is a charity, Compassion in World Farming, started more than 40 years ago that campaigns for improvements in farming standards worldwide.

They are currently raising awareness of the slaughter of animals and promoting blocking the proposed first factory milk farm in Lincolnshire, the cloning of animals for the food chain, and an end to battery egg farming.

Anyone interested should visit their website "ciwf.org" to see some of the excellent progress that has been made in these areas.

Mrs Banwell states she has resolved to give up eating red meat. I did this myself ten years ago. Animals are sentient creatures, they do feel pain just as we do and deserve to be treated as humanely as possible throughout their lives, and ultimate deaths.

With an ever-increasing world population to feed, a global shortage of water and less land on which to farm it will become increasingly difficult to sustain good farming practice and many other animals will suffer needless cruelty. If everyone ate just a little less meat and was prepared to pay a little bit more for it then maybe animals would get a better life and better death.

G Adams, Knowle.