ON three occasions in the past two weeks when walking through St Thomas’ churchyard in Stockton Heath I have been appalled at seeing dog walkers allowing their dogs to use the graves as toilets.

They stand in between the graves, release their pets and allow them to run round urinating on and fouling graves.

This to me is a dreadful lack of respect.

These people would be outraged if dogs were allowed to run free in their gardens and foul their lawns but are quite happy to let theirs desecrate graves.

This is not the same person each time and on one occasion there were two dog walkers who were chatting while their dogs ran around.

Come on dog owners these graves are the resting places of people’s loved ones.

How would you feel if it was your relative’s graves?

DOROTHY CARTER Grappenhall