I do not wish to comment on the rights or wrongs of this case but I am wondering if this is another example of the East Northants Council taking a high handed attitude?
I received a letter from the council dated July 8 and I will quote the relev
ant paragraph, as follows:
"I have recently received a complaint that you may be removing your dogs faeces from the ground with a plastic bag and leaving it bagged up on residents' driveways and public footpath." They then went on to tell me what the penalties are for this offence, etc, etc.
They did not give me any further information such as dates of the alleged offence or the name of the complainant.
I replied to them immediately in writing telling them that I wished to protest in the strongest terms as I do not own a dog, have never owned a dog and do not particularly like dogs. Neither do I do dog walking for anyone else.
At best I believe this is a case of mistaken identity but the attitude of the council seems to be that 'You're guilty but if you're not it's up to you to prove otherwise.'
Graham Ward
via e-mail
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