From Michael Velosa.

I WAS walking through the graveyard at the top of Old St John’s Road recently when I noticed a lady allowing her dog to defecate on one of the graves.

When I politely pointed out to her that the signs on the gates state ‘No dogs except guide dogs,’ she quickly became verbally aggressive and abusive.

In writing this letter, I would like to point out to dog owners that the Island’s graveyards are not public parks. How would people visiting their relatives’ graves feel upon seeing this lady allowing her dog to foul them?

People like this lady should be fined. Can anyone from the Town Hall speak on this issue? The religious among us would say that her actions show a lack of respect for the dead, but all of us can surely agree that her actions show a lack of respect for the living, especially the visitors to those graves.

Please be considerate of the feelings of others and be responsible dog owners.

7 Les Maisonettes,

Tower Road,

St Helier.

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