CALL FOR ACTION OVER DOG MESS ON CHILDREN’S ‘SAFE’ PATH
PARENTS are demanding action over “excessive” dog fouling outside a school which is it feared is posing a “serious health risk” to children.
Infants as young as four are said to be accidentally stepping in dog waste outside Ysgol Cybi in Holyhead and carrying it into school daily.
The mess along the walkway, set out as a safe zone for children to walk to school, is understood to have been a problem since the school opened last year.
On Monday a seven-year-old child at the school who trod in the mess vomited because of the smell.
His grandfather, Jonathan Henson, who raised the issue with Anglesey Council in January, said “immediate action needs to be taken”.
Mr Henson, 50, from Valley, who has two grandchildren at the school, has contacted AM Rhun ap Iorwerth and North Wales Police on the issue.
He said: “Children are stepping in it on a daily basis and carrying it into the school. The stench of it made my grandson physically sick.
“It’s a serious health risk and it is not acceptable.
“Every parent I’ve spoken to has a story to tell. It’s not difficult to find the people doing this, all they need to do is put a CCTV camera up or get the dog warden in the area. A dog warden working 8am until 4pm will never solve the problem.”
Scott Pettersen, 29, who also has two children at the school, said the dog mess is “atrocious”.
“Every day we have to dodge it,” he said. “The whole walk way set out as a safe zone is covered in it daily.”
A spokeswoman for Anglesey Council said they responded to past complaints with signage, enforcement patrol and issuing a warning letter to an alleged offender but they would be investigating further. She stressed that it’s the dog owners responsibility to always clean up after their dog.