Put nappies on pet dogs
Are you tired of playing dodge-the-dog-poo on public footpaths?
We have started a bold new campaign to force dog owners to put nappies on dogs - or face steep fines.
Since lockdowns began in March 2020, the amount of dog poo has increased 200% on Britain’s streets.
There is more poo than people on the streets creating a filthy wave of unsanitary and visibly dirty public areas.
Some have blamed a lack of police presence for the increase, stating that while police were busy dealing with lockdown breakers and summer of protests, the average local community has fewer bobbies around to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Others have said lockdown itself is the problem: with fewer people on the streets, lazy dog owners have fallen into bad
habits and - with nobody around to judge them for leaving poo on the pavement they’re going about their day without cleaning the mess their four-legged friend has made.
When interviewed, one owner - who wished to remain anonymous - blamed the rules on staying at home, saying: “I know it’s not right, but I’ve been leaving the house just to walk the dog around streets near me rather than the park where there are loads of poo bins, and then I go straight home.
"I didn’t want to get fined for wandering around looking for a bin instead of exercising and I didn’t want to carry a bag of poo with me longer than I needed to!”.
It might sound like a joke but this is deadly serious - dog poo is a blight on our streets and owners must be held accountable one way or another.
Our proposal is that, much like some dog owners do when their female dog is in season, owners are required to put a nappy on their dog when walking in public spaces.
A drastic move, but not the first legal requirement put in place to stop dog owners fouling up our streets.
Fines for not complying would certainly send a message, and we hope this campaign will make dog owners sit up and take notice, as well as the lawmakers who crack down on this kind of behaviour - it quite literally stinks.