Letters to the editor: Kangaroos are exceptions to the new sentience rules

By Letters to the Editor
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:34am, first published May 20 2019 - 12:00am

When is a sentient animal, not a sentient animal? Well, obviously when it's a kangaroo. Apparently it's also OK for a jockey to use a whip during a horse race. ("Do let the dogs out", May 15, p1).

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