Get Out Your Doggy Bags Bideford - It's National Poop Scoop Week!

Dog poo is one of the most moaned about subjects from Bideford residents and Torridge

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   It's Poop Scoop Week in Bideford

 

District Council is urging local dog owners to pick up the poop and help

keep our public spaces clean for a great summer outdoors.

As

part of the Dogs

Trust Poop Scoop Week initiative, from 26th

July - 1st August,

the Grab It, Bag It and

Bin It message is

a simple action plan everyone can follow.

 

Councillor

Barry Parsons, Torridge’s lead member for Environmental Protection,

said, “Littering our parks, pavements and public spaces, dog poop

is a problem which Torridge District Council is tackling heads on.

While the majority of owners are responsible and pick up after their

dog, a careless and selfish few are still giving everyone else a bad

name. I would urge all dog owners to Grab It, Bag It and Bin It and

keep our beautiful and much loved open spaces clean for everyone to

enjoy.”

Councillor

Adam Symons, lead member for Health added, “Cleaning up after your

dog is not just a troublesome chore - it

can pose a serious health risk if you do not. A large number of

common parasites, including round worm, are transmitted by dog waste

which can remain in the soil for many years. Children who play in

parks, cricket fields and other play areas are obviously at risk, as

any human or animal who comes in contact with the soil also comes in

contact with the infected eggs.”

Tips

from the Dogs Trust:

• Always

  carry something to clean up - a plastic bag or a ‘poop scoop’

  device

• If

  you have a garden, train your dog to go there & make sure you

  clean up straight away

• Don’t

  rely on the rain to wash it away

• Never

  let your dog out alone to toilet

• Politely

  encourage guilty owners you meet to do their duty - simply offer

them

one of your poo bags

• Remember

  to always wash your hands after your walk

• Dispose

  of poo bags in a dog poop bin

• Get

  your dog wormed regularly - ask your vet

 

Anyone

with information on dirty dog owners can call Carl Caswell, Torridge

District Council’s Animal Welfare Officer, on 01237 428855