Nell Frizzell’s article rang true in every respect (Why are pet owners more popular than parents?, 4 April). I appreciate that food outlets have suffered or closed since the pandemic, but canines of any size are apparently now welcomed in most. I tread warily through cafes, worried I will step on a dog’s tail or paw and incur the owner’s fury. And woe betide you if you challenge a cafe proprietor or dog owner – totally terrifying.
Julia Edwards
Winchester
• A friend from the US attended St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, in the early 1970s. He and his wife came on the QEII and brought their pet skunk (Pass notes, 29 March). It had been de-skunked – that must have been legal then. I presume it needed to be rabies-free.
Sheila Bradford
Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
