Dear Sandy,

In my opinion, animals like cats or dogs are good for old and lonely people. In the past dogs were good helpers for hunters. They protected the house, ran after small animals and so on. The cats on the farms helped the farmers to kill mice. I agree with Mike about the danger of keeping animals in big cities and giving them plastic bones and bad food. I hope we can give them the old life again so they can not only live in a natural environment but also be close to people.

Yours sincerely,

Lee

Dear Sandy,

We are some pupils. We disagree with Mike because we think that children have a lot of fun with pets. Andtheylearn how to get on well with animals. Many old people usually live alone and they love to talk to pets. They depend on them.

And what will happen if you let pets go free? Very soon there may be more cats and dogs on the streets. The animals may die because they can't get used to living a life on their own. If Mike has a pet himself, we are sure he will understand better.

Yours sincerely,

Pupils from a primary school