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Getting dog owners to clean up after their pets is a surprisingly big issue for many communities, especially in urban areas where dog waste litters sidewalks and makes a stroll down the street turn into a hopscotch contest. To promote the importance of poop scooping, a group based in Seattle called Puget Sound Starts Here produced a music video that makes picking up dog poop almost… cool.
Watch the video here:
According to the Huffington Post, the city of Seattle has implemented many different campaigns encouraging residents to clean up after their dogs, but “area residents still find themselves dodging doodies on sidewalks, lawns, and trails.”
Janet Greer, spokeswoman for a partnership of regional governments dedicated to improving local water quality, notes that “the thing about dog waste is that it’s the only bacteria source that people willingly leave on the ground.” Leaving pet feces on the ground can actually pose a public health hazard through possible water contamination and spread of disease-causing bacteria such as E.coli.
Let’s hope that performer Martin Luther’s new video inspires pet owners to act responsibly and care for their neighbors as much as they care for their dogs.
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+ add your ownI too have a problem using the plastic bags so have taken to using plastic bags that my friends buy their bread in - they would only be thrown anyway, so whilst not ideal it is recycling of sorts.
interesting article :) thanks for sharing :)
As a pet owner it is your responsibility to pick up the Doo Doo, So Doo it!
LOL. I always clear up after my dog, I find it disgusting to see poo left on the pavement or grass. There's no excuse!
great and fun video, thanks!
I learned to clean up after my babies the hard way, a few of those stares. Fortunately, the area where I lived had a Dog Park where everyone discussed the issue and then were firmly directed to scoop the poo! Now, it is just second nature.
There are biodegradable products available, some even made of corn fibre and things like that, but still with the flexibility of plastic.
I walk my 3 dogs for 2 miles everyday and have a little holder attached to Dog #1's leash that I stock with roll of bags. My dogs are small and they eat a high quality food so I can use one bag for all three dogs most days.
I would much rather pick up the poo in my neighborhood than get dirty looks from everyone because of something they had to step in. And we sometimes walk by a school and I would never want to be the cause of somebody tracking poo into school!
Really cool video/PSA, though! Very good.
Of course you should pick up after your pet, but there should be a better way to dispose of the doodie than the very ecologically-unfriendly plastic bags; and then, where do you throw them? Is there a suitable waste container? Someone around here keeps tossing her dog's plastic-bagged waste in our recycling bin!
If I'm close to home, I pick-up with toilet paper, then flush it; but this is not always a practical option.
There should be a better way to pick-up and dispose of animal waste.
I freaking LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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