Pressure to pick up dog poop
Posted by larry clark on Thu, Mar 10, 2011 @ 06:58 PM
The Pooper Scooper Blog
There is a lot of pressure on dog owners to pick up their dogs poop out in public. You can see signs almost in all of the parks you go to and even dispensers are supplied for doggie poop bags. Some of the the signs tell you that you will be fined, if you don't clean up after your dog. The fines range from $25 to $1,000 for not cleaning up poop. These signs have been up for a long time and I have not heard of anyone being fined for not cleaning up.
These signs and dispensers seem to be everywhere that is public land. I just have a question, who pays for these signs, dispensers, and the upkeep. It does not stop there, the dispensers have to be filled with bags. I have no idea how many bags are being bought to fill all of the dispensers.
The signs are cute and its great to have the bags to use. I still see dog poop everywhere I take my dogs for a walk, even though we have reminders about picking up your poop with bags that are supplied.
Its not pleasant to pick up dog poop with a plastic bag and have the warm uwee gooey feeling in your hand. Then you have to find a trash can to drop it in or like some people leave it by the trail side. The option is to carry a poop scoop with you to do the job.
The answer might be to have more people out patrolling and handing out tickets. I think this is bad option because I am afraid the dogs would be mistreated and people just can't afford a fine.
Another answer might be just to take the responsibility for cleaning up after your dog.