IN the BEN recently was an article regarding the tagging of dogs. This seems to me to be one of the answers to unwanted pets and stray dogs which do most of the fouling of our streets and parks and would eliminate responsible owners from the challenges they sometimes get.

I have a Yorkshire terrier which has been trained never to go anywhere without a collar and lead. When you drop his lead he stands still and looks at you to see what has happened.

Furthermore, he is well exercised and is taken out each morning for the purpose of toilet functions and is cleaned up afterwards. There have been times when we have been pulled up by people and insulted because there have been dog faeces on the path or on the grass verge. Any intelligent person would know that the size of the mess couldn't have come from a Yorkie.

I only wish that some parents would educate their children not to throw half-eaten meals away, as the amount of food thrown away is disgusting, especially when you see the TV with half of the world's population starving.

What has happened to the by-law on litter? Has it got to be ignored? There are bins to put any kind of litter in. Stray dogs will go and make for these places. My dog, small as it is, will pick up a bag with a half-eaten pie in it and bring it home - BECAUSE HE HAS FOUND IT. Sometimes, it can be half of a chicken take-away, and small dogs could be injured with those bones.

There is also a problem with attracting vermin to our back streets and parks.

Please let us tackle all forms of litter problems caused by all kinds of society.

Mrs M Seddon

Alicks Fold, Westhoughton

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