Similar event in Coxley Woods at Netherton 3 or 4 years , don't think they got anyone for it.

Yes was reading this myself on facebook, who on earth could do such a thing.

Some real sock folk around.

We have just got a Labrador pup, and its a shame, as I like walking round Newmillerdam and the surrounding paths.

Made Mrs EW aware about this, as she has just recently set up her own pet care business

That might have been me DS on my way home from the Cricketers

It is quite a serious thread lads so lets show a bit of respect to all animal lovers on here please .

Yeah, do some not realise that scavenging birds such as magpies, crows, etc and mammals such as hedgehogs and foxes will be endangered.

Didn’t know Chris Packham was a Wakey fan, good on him

I think we should wrap it up here BLM, danger Of upsetting someone. but Please tell me you didn’t wipe your bottom on my rhubarb leafes.

no it was your runner beans

The dogs and cats don’t know it’s a garden let alone if it’s yours!

The owners on the other hand! They are the ones at fault.

What about cats, these creatures allowed to roam wherever, slaughtering millions of birds, mammals each year, spreading disease in their waste, deposited on anyones property, yes dog owners should keep dogs on leash particularly in countywide where they often do great harm to farm animals. I have already stated I’m not a cat,dog, lover, I don’t see them with the same sentiments as pet owners, each to their own I guess.

I’m a dog man myself so I’m kind of biased against cats at the best of times and you do have a point although I’d stop well short of poisoning them



Dogs unlike cats cane be well trained and well looked after. Cats are semi domesticated dogs are fully, not the cats fault, it’s just that dogs want to please far more.

There is no excuse for a dog attended by its owner to foul where people live. Picking the stuff ups no fun but in my case I rarely take th where that’s required, it’s just common sense.

My dogs relieve themselves quite literally in the wild. I suppose there is a very minor risk of someone stepping in it but these are the kind of areas only dog walkers go and we should really have our witts about us.

On pavements and parks etc it’s not acceptable but it’s typical of some people (not their pets) who just don’t consider others. Same folk who hoof litter out of windows, get drunk at kids parties and so on.

Shame as they ruin it for us all, including the dogs.

Can't bear dogs but would never poison them or their dumb owners. With the exception of true working dogs, I think having them is a bit pathetic and sad. Takes all sorts though.

Your entitled to an opinion on dogs but to call them pathetic is typically pathetic of you but thanks anyway

I didn't mean the dogs. To be fair I did have a Teddy until I was about 6 years old.

I know what you meant and tbf you did sound about six years old but let’s not fall out over this

My sentiments exactly, let’s agree to disagree, but no point in falling out.

Often quoted, but without the nuance:



I can't get into the head of anyone who would deliberately poison a pet - whether you like them or not, they become part of the family and a great source of comfort, company and happiness to many people; if we're suggesting that a few bad apples justify the hatred, then I shall today commence blowing up every car I can get my hands on, since someone cut me up on the Asda roundabout yesterday. Seems fair.

Agreed but at this time of the year I can't be sure about where I stand with cyclists with no lights on.

I don't see that many with no lights - having been a cyclist for many years, it would be a self-defeating omission, on account of the fact that you can't see where you're going.

Motorists using their phones however, is another matter altogether...

Well I see quite a lot of cyclists without lights. They are the ones who also ‘jump’ lights , weave in and out, ride on pavements, run into you as you walk round a corner etc .
Obviously majority are responsible such as yourself Bren.
What I do not understand is why the police seemingly ignore this dangerous practice.

Same, I suppose there are irresponsible individuals in all areas of life. Cyclist become an easy target I suppose, I used to get infuriated by cyclist when in the car, until I gave road biking a try and then felt terrible for my impatience over the years.

I am now cured though and back to beeping my horn at the likes of Bren in his little lycra hot pants

Probably because in a pyramid of harms, they have much more serious matters to attend to when it comes to policing road users - such as drivers using their phones, speeding, driving under the influence, driving without insurance etc etc

My attitude, both pre cycling career and now, has been that cyclists are not the ones in possession of a 1 tonne death box, capable of 100+ miles an hour, and so the duty of care is naturally reduced; yes there have been tragic exceptions - but for the most part, cyclists are victims of poor behaviour on the road, rather than perpertrators. Ironic really, given that cyclists, horses and pedestrians are the ones entitled to use the road - car drivers are only allowed there by licence.

I realise it's annoying when someone doing something ticks you off - but it's also annoying when a cyclist ticks someone off, and by the time they get home, the story has been transposed to 'cyclists' instead of 'a cyclist.' Hence my plan to blow up all cars - I have had enough encounters with car driving idiots to justify that, if I use the same faulty reasoning as that which is applied to cyclists on a daily basis.

Going a bit off topic but there is no doubt there is bad behaviour on the road from motorists and cyclist.
I don't like all the responsibility being on the motorist but equally they are pretty safe physically.
The issue is guilt and litigation.

Hit the nail on the head there, Bren......Until 12 months ago I was one of those tasked with dealing with these individuals on a daily basis and whilst I'm not going to go into specific numbers, most people would be shocked as to just how few traffic officers are actually out there patrolling our streets and trying to catch these moronic drivers who flout the law. Hence the reason that cyclists are generally left to their own devices.
The "response" (beat) officers who drive around in the Peugeots and vans are absolutely run ragged, very rarely getting a meal break, so generally do not have the time to deal with "traffic" matters.
Having retired from the Force (no Luke Skywalker jokes please !!!!), I now deliver car parts around the city but really do wish I still had a blue light, as like everyone else, I am sick of seeing people driving around talking/texting on their mobiles and flagrantly flouting the rules of the road...