ANONYMOUS, whose letter was published in last week's

Chronicle has my sympathy. I totally agree with his

sentiments why should the local authority pick up the dog

mess.

Unfortunately, there are some dog owners who do not

care their dog is fouling the meadows or the streets of the

town. As one of the councillors with an overall

responsibility for Abergavenny and in my case for Grofield

Ward in particular we are constantly requested to do

something about dog mess.

Our experience which unfortunately comes at a cost for

the council tax payer is to provide dog bins.

There are many genuine dog owners who behave in a very

responsible way, pick up the mess and take it home for

disposal. The dog bins will be a real benefit to them, so I

appeal to all those who ignore the rules of decent

behaviour to make use of the bins when they are

introduced in the near future.