National campaign raises awareness of important of scooping when your dog poops. This in from the council. Ed
Isle of Wight Council is supporting a national campaign that calls on dog owners to clean up after their pets and put the mess in any dustbin.
The campaign has been launched by Keep Britain Tidy and is fronted by two year old Amiee Langdon. She has partially lost sight in her left eye after falling in dog mess in a park and rubbing her eye, causing an infection.
As well as the thousands of dogs on the Isle of Wight, there are around eight million dogs in the UK, each producing enough mess to cover 1300 football pitches.
Repeat offenders
Despite the threat of fines and the health hazards, some owners still don’t pick up after their animals, or if they do, they simply throw the bag into a hedge or onto a tree.
The latest campaign is aimed at reminding dog owners that dog mess can be thrown into any general litter bin as long as it is bagged. Recent research has shown that four in five dog owners don’t know this.
Get on board
Isle of Wight Council Cabinet member responsible for community safety Barry Abraham said “Dog fouling is unpleasant and also dangerous and is something the public often highlight as being a problem. It takes less than a minute to clear up after your pet and put the bag into any public bin.
“By supporting this national campaign, the council and its Dog Warden service is hoping to raise awareness that you can put dog mess in any pubic bin and help cut down on this unsightly problem in the process.”
Isle of Wight Council is one of 85 councils to support Keep Britain Tidy during the campaign.
Image: Coxy under CC BY-SA 2.0
