Officers will be out to fine Glasgow’s ‘ dirty’ dog owners
UN DE R C OV E R e n f o r c e m e n t of f icers will be cracking down on ‘ dirty’ dog owners who fail to pick up their pets’ litter.
As part of the Cranhill Week of Action beginning on Monday, plain- clothed council officers will join an array of other Glasgow teams to tackle dog fouling issues in the area.
Dog owners who fail to bag it and bin it will face a fixed penalty notice of £ 80 and Glasgow City Council have warned that undercover officers ‘ can be anywhere’.
Fiona Duncan, community development worker at Cranhill Development Trust, said: “Dog fouling is definitely a problem in the area, especially in the community garden and around the play park. It’s horrible for families and volunteers working in the garden who stand in dog poo – so it’s good that action’s being taken.
“I’m also looking forward to good community participation on the litter pick to help keep Cranhill clean.”
As part of the week of action, council teams and partners will also be sweeping streets, repairing streetlights, tackling fly- tipping and removing graffiti.
Streets targeted in the week of action include Longstone Road, Fastnet Street, Strone Road, Crowlin Crescent, Starpoint Road and Gantock Crescent.
Action has already been taken in other areas such as Craigend, Govan and Hillhead.
Councillor Ruairi Kelly,
Glasgow’s convener for neighbourhood services and assets, added: “The council has had really positive feedback from communities already visited by the programme and Cranhill is the next area to benefit. This new strategy is in addition to routine council maintenance and the partnership approach is making a real difference in neighbourhoods.
“Cranhill will be a hive of activity with work taking place to tackle environmental issues like dog fouling which we receive lots of complaints about.
“Crucially, the Weeks of Action are a partnership approach with input from organisations including Cranhill Development Trust, Wheatley Group, Police Scotland and most importantly, local residents.”