Disappointed that dogs were not permitted

I am very disappointed over the ruling that dogs were not permitted to be with their families on a leash and controlled walking around at Woytopia Festival held on October 9.

While entering the grounds, I was turned away by the organisers of the Woytopia who said I couldn't come in and that the principal of the school didn't want dogs there.

My dog was on a short lead under full control and I had bags if needed to clean up after my dog.

I am disappointed of how unfriendly this festival was.

I have never before had trouble over the years I have owned dogs taking them out with me to festivals.

Dogs are family and are part of the community and turning people away from the festival because they had their dog with them was poor spirited, un-Australian and very discriminatively wrong.

Email, 10 Oct 2016

Alana Hobbs, Forresters Beach