LIKE many other dog owners, we clean up after our animals and I don't see why York's horse and carriage drivers should let someone else clear up their animals' mess.
The rag and bone men who used horse and carts for their business used to carry a bucket and shovel hung on the rear of the cart to clear their horses' mess off the streets and this worked very well for years.
They could then pass this on to people for allotments and gardens. That way everyone would be happy and the problem would be solved without stupid leather nappies hung on the horse that will stink to the high heavens.
Something simple like this would save a load of hassle to the council and carriage drivers as well.
Robert Young,
Woodlea Avenue,
Acomb, York.
Updated: 11:43 Thursday, July 03, 2003
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