Dog Mess

MargaretR said:
I pestered (by phone and email)-
the local environmental health dept
the dog warden
- both visited me more than once

I emailed -
Peter Britcliffe(HBC)
Councillor McLoughlin - who came to see for herself
Dorothy Westell (LCC)

I was interviewed by The Observer who did an article on page4
(I am not page3 material :D)
I featured on billboards as 'the dogdirt vigilante' :D

There is a 'waiting list' for dog bins - get on it.
After about an 18 months wait and pester I now have TWO dog bins near my home and I see people using them
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We have dog mess bins but not everyone uses them.Its easier apparantly to put ity ina bag and throw it at the side of the path or just let your dog do its buisness and then ignore it !
There was a huge pile of dog mess right outside my kids school gates so almost every child went in today with smelly shoes !
 
My friend has written several letters to the Acc Observer about this problem (one may be in next Fri) and also to the dog warden. She has to walk her son along Alice St to Peel Park school, and regularly challenges people who let their dogs defacate on the pavement and not clear up. The dog wardens response was that it wasn't his job to monitor this situation! I think it's more to do with environmental health. So anyone from the E H Dept reading this, have someone on Alice St between 8.30 and 9.00am on a school day and there'll be loads of the dirty b***ers to fine!
 
I think that anyone fined for not picking up the crap should be banned from keeping a dog...........FOR LIFE
 
Cat crap is just as bad!!, disgusting git keeps pooing in my garden!!, im sick to death of cleaning other peoples pet crap up:angry:

Rant over!:D
 
emzy said:
Slightly different, but i find it annoying when people put their cats out to do "their business" outside so they go to the toilet in other peoples gardens. I have to check the garden every morning when the weathers nice before i can let the boys play outside, its really irritating
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i think you will find upon questioning that every cat owners cat wouldnt dream of pooping anywhere except its litter tray as it is traind to do so therefore after they release their vermin onto the neighbourhood it is %100 impossible for their little bundle of love to poop anywhere other than teh litter tray they provide for it.

also you will find that thier cat would never dream of tearing at any form of plastic bag and any poop or ripped bags is purely down to the rare and far and few between cat owners
 
panther said:
Cat crap is just as bad!!, disgusting git keeps pooing in my garden!!, im sick to death of cleaning other peoples pet crap up:angry:

Rant over!:D
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but at least the cats will keep the mice away.... but it is a pain... hate the flipping things:
 
My cat doesnt even go outside, unless shes in heat and does a 'great escape' job (ifshe could burrow through the floor she would). Once outside through, she scares herself and decides itsnotworth itand comes backin after 30 seconds.

I've always wondered what used to happen with the dogcack years ago, we probably had the same amount of dogs etc. Did people back then have the same gripes? Oh did the dogs know where best to poo in the gool old days?
 
onlyme said:
My cat doesnt even go outside, unless shes in heat and does a 'great escape' job (ifshe could burrow through the floor she would). Once outside through, she scares herself and decides itsnotworth itand comes backin after 30 seconds.

I've always wondered what used to happen with the dogcack years ago, we probably had the same amount of dogs etc. Did people back then have the same gripes? Oh did the dogs know where best to poo in the gool old days?
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In the 1940s there weren't as many dogs about because most people couldn't afford to feed them.- (those days may return soon)

There were farm dogs who earned their living and dogs owned by people who couldn't have children (a substitute).

So dogs were a luxury item
 
onlyme said:
I've always wondered what used to happen with the dogcack years ago, we probably had the same amount of dogs etc. Did people back then have the same gripes? Oh did the dogs know where best to poo in the gool old days?
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dogs dont climb over your fence and take an almighty crap in your childrens play area leaving behind diseases that can blind your children , personaly i think you shoudl be allowed to shoot any verminous creature that wanders into your garden wether it be a burgular or a cat

on the subject of dog poop you dont see as much of the white poop these days , have we lost teh breed of dog that left the white stuff ?
 
didnt realise there was a limit on how many times a question could be asked and also didnt realise anyone would actually take the time to research dog poop but thanx for looking into it

not literally of course lol
 
accyman said:
didnt realise there was a limit on how many times a question could be asked and also didnt realise anyone would actually take the time to research dog poop but thanx for looking into it

not literally of course lol
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Margaret became a expert on doggy dodo, when dog walkers used to leave little parcels in her wheelie bin:D
 
In post#19 I said-
Hopefully this recession will have a positive side when people decide that they would rather feed themselves than a dog, so that dog ownership goes down.

Vets are reporting a reduction in the number of dogs being immunised against canine parvovirus
Canine parvovirus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and blame the recession for the reduction.

The virus is extremely hardy and has been found to survive in feces and other organic material such as soil for over a year. It survives extremely cold and hot temperatures

So those irresponsible dog owners who dont pick up the poop may well cause an epidemic which will result in a 'natural cull' of the dog population
 
I would like to make a recommendation to whoever it is that fines offending owners - anyone know who I send an email to?

I would like to suggest that someone visits Mayfield Avenue roughly between 8.15am and 8.45am and catch the dog owner that doesn't collect their dog's poo. The street is a disgrace and school children are walking the poo into the school every single day!!!!
 
Its a constant problem on Avenue Parade, because of the narrow grass verges. You've got to walk over these to get into or out of your car, and at night you cant see if theres Dog Muck there or not. I was told that because its Grass its ok for them to Poo there!!! Is this correct? Surely owners still have a responsibility to clear the mess up from their pets?

Best Regards - Taggy
 
Taggy said:
Its a constant problem on Avenue Parade, because of the narrow grass verges. You've got to walk over these to get into or out of your car, and at night you cant see if theres Dog Muck there or not. I was told that because its Grass its ok for them to Poo there!!! Is this correct? Surely owners still have a responsibility to clear the mess up from their pets?

Best Regards - Taggy
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It is NOT ok for dog poo to be left on grass, or anywhere else that is accessible to the public.
If you own land you are entitled to leave your dogs poo on it , but if a public footpath runs through it, that footpath must be poo free.
 
"If dog **** were snow, Accrington would be a ski resort."

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In the very first issue (?) of the Observer was a letter to the editor on this very subject, though I recall that it was Belthorn where the problem was. This has been the most-used subject matter in every local paper since they started.
 
Bob Dobson said:
"If dog **** were snow, Accrington would be a ski resort."

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In the very first issue (?) of the Observer was a letter to the editor on this very subject, though I recall that it was Belthorn where the problem was. This has been the most-used subject matter in every local paper since they started.
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And I think it will continue to be the most talked about subject Bob, until all dog owners take responsibility for their little four legged charges, but it won't be happening anytime soon:(
 
Have to agree that Alice Street/Turkey Street is a right nightmare, coming back from the pub is treacherous enough without the added risk of dog's eggs......:eek:
 
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