[pct-l] Also in the news from Orange County

[CMountainDave at aol.com (CMountainDave@aol.com)]

In a message dated 1/9/04 9:24:50 AM, Bighummel@aol.com writes:

<< NEWPORT BEACH - The city's canine scooper law has become a bur under the 
saddle for horse owners, who are facing $100 to $500 fines if they don't 
clean up 
after horses on Santa Ana Heights bridle trails.
   Horse owners claim their animals are leaving only harmless manure in their 
wake, but residents along the miles of meandering bridle trails said the 
neighborhood is being marred by the stench.  
   New signs posted on the trails warn of $100 to $500 fines for owners whose 
horses leave a mess.  Additionally, several houses along sidewalks and trails 
have added shovels with cans. >>

 They are looking at it the wrong way. They should be encouraging horse poop. 
The county could gather up all that free manure and sell it as upscale 
fertilizer to be used by the landscapers for those whining about it. These are 
bridle paths used only by horses, right? It's not like hikers have to wade through 
it. If you fine them, they will probably comply and all that potential revenue 
from horse poop will be flushed down the toilet!