TO the woman I shouted at when I saw her walking her dogs on a field off Pole Lane, Darwen - what makes you so special that you can ignore and walk past a notice asking the public not to use the footpath crossing that field?

Why do the precautions to lessen the risk of spreading foot and mouth disease not apply to you?

You probably consider yourself an "animal lover" and, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that the land that everyone was crowing about, trying to prevent more homes being built because they "care about the countryside"?

N LEWIN, Ellerbeck Road, Darwen.