THERE has been a number of letters concerning dogs fouling the pavement and play areas where children play. The dogs follow nature and the owners are at fault.

You reported (LET, November 12) that beautiful trees at a Burnley school were destroyed by vandals.

The species that did this also smashes bottles for fun, mugs old people and scribbles obscenities on bus shelters, etc. Are true vandals or the parents to blame?

Leave the dogs alone and concentrate your attention on the real issues that we humans are capable of.

The rubbish that did this to these trees are not fit to be called human.

M PICKERING (MRS), Olympia Street, Burnley.

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