I REFER to, "It's a hoot", Bolton Evening News, January 14.

I am appalled that an owl is kept to amuse drinkers in a town centre pub.

I dread to imagine the horrors it must be accustomed to - smoke, noise, heat, to name a few. Animals are not on this earth to amuse us. An owl is a wonderful creature - to keep it in a cage behind his home is disgusting.

Why do we need to capture birds and imprison them for life?

Let them fly free.

Animal lover

Bolton