Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to comment on the recent posting of anti-canine notices throughout the city of Hoboken. If the city is to go as far as to post signs declaring “No Dogs on Grass,” or “No Dogs Allowed in Park,” I feel that the ordinance should be enforced for all creatures. One of the main arguments against dogs is that their waste transmits disease. But what about the “rat with wings” commonly known as the pigeon? These animals recklessly frolic and defecate on all property, private and public. Pigeon waste is a known carrier of numerous diseases, and their feathers alone have been linked to the transmission of such parasitic pathogens as fleas, ticks and lice. Therefore, if we are going to scrutinize dogs, we must realize the total public health threat and enforce an anti-pigeon ordinance as well. While we are at it, let’s do what we can to keep children out of our parks. These two-legged Petri dishes are teeming with communicable diseases that could cause the gravest of public health threats. Mumps, measles, influenza, chicken pox and the less substantiated “Cooties,” are all known ailments commonly spread through contact with children. Therefore, I passionately move that an anti-child ordinance be introduced in conjunction to the dog and pigeon legislation. Does this seem ridiculous to you??? Well, how do you think I feel when I take my well-trained dog to the park for a walk and I am told we are not allowed to be there? How do you think I feel when my dog, who is on a leash nonetheless, wanders two feet onto the grass and some Parks and Rec. employee jumps out from behind a bush to tell me that I have to leave the public park that my tax dollars pay for? The city will argue that they have provided designated areas for dogs to run, play and “do their business,” which is actually a nice gesture. But let me ask the parents out there: would you take your children to a public restroom to play? Well, I wouldn’t take my dog there either. Now I’m not saying that dogs should have the run of the place and be allowed to “go” wherever they want unchecked. I would ask the dog owners of Hoboken to perform the unpleasant task of cleaning up after their best friend. As nasty a task as it may be, it is not only a legal responsibility, but a social responsibility as well. Besides, it is not like there is a shortage of plastic bags in Hoboken–just grab one of the bags this paper comes in off someone’s doorstep and you will find the ideal pooper-picker-upper. And by picking up your dog’s mess, you will do your part to help improve the cause of all Hoboken’s dogs. On behalf of my best friend, Quimby, I would ask that the dog situation in public parks be rectified. It’s nothing short of inhumane to ban dogs from a park. With a little help their best friends, dogs and the public at large should be able to happily coexist, even in a town as choked as Hoboken. Christopher M. Halleron Canine Companion/Registered Voter