Streets and parks and public spaces are for human beings. They earn the money to pay the taxes to maintain those spaces. Dogs are basically parasitic on the human race. They pay no taxes yet they cause expense and inconvenience by making a mess and taking up doctors' time to treat bites, etc. Festivals are for human beings too. I'm not aware that special shows are put on at festivals to entertain dogs. All this ban kids/louts/booze, etc., is a red herring. In any case, I don't usually talk about bans (though I might admit to being secretly relieved if they come into force). I just want dog owners to understand that they have not got the untrammelled moral right to inflict their badly-behaved, noisy, unhygienic pets on those of us who happen to dislike dogs, which is a perfectly reasonable position to have.   We are obligatory but the dog is optional. Now I wouldn't ban caravans either, but I'd put a road tax of £2500 a year on them and restrict their presence on roads to the hours between midnight and 5 a.m. Quite reasonable don't you think? Hope I haven't lost you, Dave... ;-)