Charity wanting dog poo logged

Have you seen an increase in bagged or unbagged dog poo in your neighbourhood?

Keep Scotland Beautiful is urging locals to help log dog poo across neighbourhoods in Scotland as part of our #TurdTag fortnight.

A recent survey by the environmental charity showed that dog fouling was at its most visible within communities over the last ten years, with almost 10 per cent of sites recording presence. And, unsurprisingly, this is worse in highly populated areas.

As part of your daily exercise during the coronavirus pandemic, and in accordance to Government guidance, Lanarkshire locals are being encouraged to take part in #TurdTag to help the charity understand dog fouling levels in different neighbourhoods.

#TurdTag will be taking place for two weeks from April 27.

It is hoped as many people as possible will be encouraged to feed in data on the number of dog poos they’re finding near them.

All you need to do is: 1. Select a 100m stretch to use as a transect.

2. When out on your walk as part of your daily exercise, count the number of bagged or unbagged dog poos you see (and why not take a photo?)

3. Post your #TurdTag on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram tagging @ CleanUpScotland or @ KSBScotland

4. Repeat – why not choose a different stretch to log the poos you find?

5. Email your results at the end of the fortnight, including your location and local authority to cleanup@ keepscotlandbeautiful.org

In May Keep Scotland Beautiful will collate all the data to create a snapshot