Isn't it time for some logic and common sense to prevail.

Laurieton is surrounded by at least three national parks that have existed for eons without the help of humans.

Animals kill other animals for food and reptiles kill birds and eat their eggs, we don't have to like it but it is the law of nature.

We have two dogs. During the drought we were asked to put food and water out for the local wild birdlife which we did daily.

We had rainbow lorikeets, rested pigeons, regent bowerbirds, eastern rosellas, minor birds and willy wagtails that fed from our feeders then and still do now when it rains, none of which seem to be put off by the smell of our dogs.

Why should there be any rare or special wildlife or birds on Washhouse Beach that aren't found anywhere up and down this bit of coast?

I would have thought that snakes and goannas that can climb trees would be of more concern to birds on nests by far than the scent of dogs below them on the beach.

Birds of prey flying anywhere near our verandah can make the feeding birds disappear like magic.

The people who don't like dogs have the whole of Pilot Beach which is dog free.

So friends of Kattang and NPWS let's get some honesty into the argument so that the beach that, by law, belongs to all Australians can be enjoyed by all two and four legged creatures.

Elizabeth Hooi

Camden Head