I AM writing in response to the letter (January 17, This is a cruel way to take your dog for a walk) and totally agree with Michael Clarke and his comments.

I live in Bicester and quite often see people cycling and pulling their poor defenceless dogs along with them. In fact only the other day I saw a woman pulling three along and the poor things just did not know which way the other was going – a disaster waiting to happen.

People should not have animals if they are too damn lazy to look after them properly.

This is so very cruel and all I hope is that the police will see this as an offence and (if and when seen), act accordingly.

CHRISTINE DARVILL
Margaret Close
Bicester