I REFER to your article on January 18, ‘Tail with a waggy end’, page 19.

This dog must have suffered distress at the apparent death of its owner and it is a wonder that it survived at all for two years in the climatic conditions and presumably without adequate food and shelter, finally to suffer the pain and agony of being run over.

How close to the A40 ferry route it was surviving was not disclosed in the article but at any rate it could have caused a traffic accident also.

Whitland PCSO Sarah Thomas said: “We have constantly received calls about this dog running on the road over the past couple of years.” When he was eventually run over she went on to say: “We quickly got hold of the RSPCA...” and “we all pulled together.”

Well it doesn’t surprise me but it’s a pity something wasn’t done about it ‘quickly’ in the intervening years instead of now having to post his sad little picture like a hero.

It looks as if someone or some people clearly failed in their duty.

Whilst on the subject of dogs, it never fails to amaze me how many dogs meet their end or injury off the coast path.

It is not usually the poor dog who makes the decision to walk the walk of death, but these cliffs are fraught with danger especially to the unwitting tourist walking a dog on or off the lead.

Forget the Welsh/English debate for the time being – let’s just have some warning signs.

MRS M MANSOUR

Wolfscastle