Of course I would be delighted to be proven wrong!

Your post reinforces my doubts that the authorities give a sh!t about the sensibilities of English plebs regarding animals.

It seems that imperialism has a similar Amalek animus which includes all i.e woman and children and including animals as in the occupied Palestine, i.e. Israel illegal entity. Weird that.

I thought perhaps the MI6 would at least make a nod to animal treatment in the Skripal saga. Blame it on Russia .. an easy one. Grrr ..