Having attended the Moscow State Circus this week and wondering at the brilliance of their non-animal performance, I wonder at the ethics and morals of circuses who still use animals to perform and at Brighton and Hove Council for allowing them on to its land.

Surely the time has come when any thinking person realises such performances are outdated and talentless if they need to rely on animals to pull in people. Shame on the council for not having the guts to say no.

I would also be interested to know the "revenue" gained by allowing Zippo's on to council land. What price the animals that suffer this unnatural existence?

-L D Rayner, Crabtree Lane, Lancing