Dogs on the Heath
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2010-05-15 09:15.This is the third such death in the last few years. It is surely now time for the Heath Authorities to shake off their inaction in the face of the dog lobby. A requirement to have dogs on leads except in certain controlled areas would prevent these horrible incidents as well as put an end to the ludicrous packs of up to twenty loose dogs caused by the professional dog walkers. Some people feel intimidated by dogs, and being surrounded by more than a dozen of them growling and barking while the "minders" looked on nonchalantly from about 200 yards away, as happened to my wife and I recently, is simply unacceptable. Goodness knows how many nesting birds and small mammals are disturbed or killed by dogs off the lead in this invaluable habitat. Put dogs on leads, and enforce it! Simples!