Ealing Council - Please Cut The Dangerous Barley Grass Seeds

Ealing Council, it’s great leaving wild flowers and harmless weeds and grasses in our parks to support the local wildlife. However there are many areas of dense barley grass seeds that are dangerous to dogs that result in great pain when the sharp seeds are lodged in ear canals or in paws. The seeds can even work themselves internally and move to the lungs and cause death. Vets in Ealing have reported that the number of barley grass seeds having to be removed from dog’s ears, eyes, paws and other places has sky rocketed this month and will only get worse over the summer. Ealing Council please cut the areas where there are dense barley grass seeds in Walpole, Lammas & Blondin park and continue to leave the areas where there are harmless plants and flowers. Please also clear away the dangerous grass seeds after cutting them too. Otherwise they will still cause harm to dogs.