I HAVE been following the letters regarding the new Dog Control Orders, the latest from Peter Harding. As the authorities are completely unable to police our existing laws, why introduce more? Whilst walking my own dog on a lead, I see other dogs off lead running about in the park, completely ignoring the few signs that ban this. I also walk around the town and surrounding areas, trying to avoid the many mounds of dog mess left by uncaring owners. When did we last see anyone prosecuted? I've also picked up plastic bags filled with dogs poo up on Pew and King's Tors. (What sort of people do this?) I also see plastic bags hanging from bushes. So I would stop introducing new orders until the laws that have been applicable for nearly 50 years are being adhered to and prosecutions have taken place. D P Hunter Tavistock I REFER to Peter Harding's letter in the Times (December 18), to which I am afraid he has completely failed to see the point. We are not all arguing about whether dog faeces is bad for you, that is blatantly obvious. We are frustrated that we proposed a curfew to West Devon Borough Council of 8am to 8pm to ensure no dogs were off leads between these times and it was completely ignored. We have never mentioned clearing up after our dogs as this has always been against the law and liable to an on-the-spot fine. What we seek to achieve is a time when we can walk our dogs off the lead, before anyone else is walking their children to/from school etc, without having to get in our car (for those that have one) to drive them to the moors to exercise them. Employing a dog warden, at the public's expense, to sit in his car at 6am in the dark in Benson Meadow car park and then give out warnings to people is a reckless waste of public money. If you wish to enter into an argument about litter, stand back and look at your town. Take a long look at the plethora of A-boards and flower stands etc blocking the public highway, the un-removed fly-posting on every post available, the un-removed planning notices, the shops with balloons swinging in the pedestrians' path, the so-called temporary structures that adorn our footpaths during all shopping hours etc. It is enough to make you want to get a plastic dog and shop on the internet! Mike Hooper Tavistock