New cemetery rules considered to stop dog fouling

Mr Tatler said he did not want to ban anyone from graveyards but something needed to be done.

“We don’t want to refuse access to cemeteries to anybody at all,” he said.

“There are people who obviously want to visit the cemeteries to visit graves and they want to take their pet with them.

“The issue is that unfortunately there is a minority of people who are allowing their dogs off the lead to do things that they shouldn’t be doing in a cemetery.”

He said that was making the experience a “lot worse” for others.

Mr Tatler tabled a motion to look at the options available to try to address the problem.

“This is about trying to look at the management rules for these public spaces and encouraging people who do have dogs to have them on a lead and behave responsibly with the dog,” he added.

A report will be brought back at a later date to look at what rules the council might be able to impose.