There are a number of people still in isolation with very little contact with human beings, but they do have contact with their pets. Now if you are in isolation and your pet is a dog or could even be plural dogs how are you coping with the exercise they need and the walks that they enjoy. Do you take them out when you know that there won’t be many people around or do you rely on the helpful neighbour? I would say that there is a mixture of both.

Now our pets rely on us but there are instances when they don’t get the treatment they should have, to me an abandoned pet whether cat or dog or even ferrets instantly generate a feeling of sympathy quite often you can see the sense of loss in their eyes, they will be wondering how this could happen to them when they give their all to their so-called owners.

Are there more pets being abandoned due to difficulties caused by this coronavirus?
Are there more pets being ill treated by people who feel frustrated and isolated, are they taking their frustration out on their pets?

If this is the case they have never deserved the trust and love that their pets have given them.

Are we friends or foes of animals?
I would love to think that every one loves all animals, but that is not the case.

It is school time a number of children are moving up to the big school some with trepidation some with anticipation.

Can you remember when you moved up to big school were you worried? Were you happy to get away from your other school?

I think there will be some pupils who will be moving up with the older brother or sister these will be the lucky ones they will already have an understanding of what big school is about.

I well remember moving up to big school the very first day I got the cane across both hands, this was due to being in the hall for assembly and the headmaster called for silence I continued talking for a short while, actually to finish what I was saying. Now I was unlucky by being noticed and was sent to wait outside the headmaster’s door, when he arrived he told me that orders are to be obeyed instantly or consequences would follow I must admit I was puzzled by the word consequence and asked him what he meant, his reply was I will show you and I had to hold out both hands he got his cane and I was shown painfully. He then said now you understand consequence. I was then sent to my classroom, the funny thing is I was admired by my fellow pupils not many people were caned on the first day. Now the main reason why I’m talking about schools is the complete mix up on examinations how on earth could this have happened? I personally think that if it had been left to the people who knew what they were doing, in other words the teaching staff, things would have gone a lot smoother. Instead it was given to the people who generate more hot air than anyone else i.e. the politicians and their advisers. These people live in their own little gilded cages and think they understand the world.

This then begs the question do they think the general public are their friends or their foes?