"Andrew Dyke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: "David Cragg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Then there was the boat with a large dog which, standing on the top if >> its boat, barked non-stop while >glaring at the steerers of the two boats >> in the lock. All this while standing just out of reach of its large >> >steerer/owner who yelled SHUT UP non-stop at the dog. (A few days later >> we saw them sharing with >another boat with dog and owner still in full >> voice.) > >Now there's a thought. Smoking ban now complete, lets turn our attention to >dogs in public places. Dirty, smelly, noisy and lets not forget dangerous, >250,000 people every year are bitten by dogs, some of them result in it >being fatal. Clearly the 'owner' above has no control whatsoever over the >animal and this could be a serious heath hazard. Dogs off leads often mess >up the towpath and anywhere else they fancy without the 'owner' having the >slightest idea it has taken place, intentionally in my view, hence the >phrase "I always pick up after my dog" ( if I see it", snigger ). Dogs on >leads, muzzled and under control, I can see a case for that, but over all, >lets ban them altogether in public places and make world a more pleasant >place to live for us all.
Dogs (and cats) are also a significant cause of disease, and of the decline in small wildlife. Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966
