I thoroughly endorse Jon Hadley's opinion (Letters, July 31) on the paltry sentence given to the so-called human being who microwaved her cat. Surely to God the RSPCA is not going to let this sentence go unchallenged? How on Earth this person can live with herself after committing such a horrendous crime is beyond apprehension. To repay a pet's love with a death sentence like this deserves a far stiffer punishment.

-Sylvia Edwards, Craven Road, Brighton