HAVING decided to go into town on New Year's Eve, I was expecting to see the town packed with people shopping.

What I did not expect nor want to see was a steaming drag of horse muck in the middle of Penny Street, kindly donated by the police horses on their PR stunt to come in to town to wow the little kiddies!

Can someone please explain to me why it is acceptable for the police not to be responsible for what most dog owners are, which is cleaning up after their animals?

I was utterly disgusted with the smell, sight and the thought of all the people who were more than likely step right in it.

What might have turned the whole thing into a positive outcome was if the police had of cleared up the mess and placed it somewhere it might be useful such as on one of the gardening projects in the area. That would have shown community spirit!

Do the police not realise that they would have to take the flak if some pedestrian happened to skid and fall on the rank pile?

It's a shame the police cannot been fined for not scooping their poops'. So come on PC Plop, get off your high horse and start mucking around.

Ms D Garlick, Lancaster.