I thought it so ironic that Mrs S Trackitt's letter was entitled Giving Hope (Letters, December 20) when one thing animal extremists enjoy doing is trying to rip hope away from people with serious illnesses because some medical research has to involve the use of animals.
While I do have sympathy with some of the animal welfare issues she puts forward, in the argument over animal research, people must come first.
Seriously Ill for Medical Research (SIMR) is a patients' group that supports the use of animals where necessary in medical research. Its web site is simr.org.uk
-Thomas Bromley, SIMR member, by email
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