Hate to have to raise this subject so early but im digusted by the amount of dog's mess lining the pavements from sunny St Rads to River. This needs to be sorted out!
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
- Posts: 1,266
It must be one of the first signs of spring that a thread starts up on the forums about dog poo; it's a perennial problem that will not go away. I'd like to see a dog licence reintroduced and the proceeds go to local councils to pay for the streets to be cleaned. Either that, or to pay for Howard to tackle offending owners; he has a good track record on that!
Being pragmatic about it, there are so many owners that leave the streets fouled that it's a situation that's just not going to improve. Enforcing the fines is just not possible, the dog wardens have a full day's work just trying to round up strays and inspect the homes of prospective new owners, so I think the best way forward is to pay for the streets to be cleaned with the proceeds of a dog licence fee.
True friends stab you in the front.
I agree with you Andy. It turns my stomach and not nice when peole stand in it like my children often do from their walk from home to school and vice versa.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
- Posts: 4,150
I`ve mentioned it on here in January all along the promenade up near the public loo`s.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
andy
given up on taking the matter up with people, too many arguments.
maybe the dog licence thing would work, but i hate to see the errant owners get off scot free.
surely PCSO's must witness this happening now and again, can they issue on the spot fines?
Why should Spot get fined when Bowzer is the culprit? Seriously though, I am against dog licenses as the usual miscreants won't bother to cough up, and besides, we already pay for street cleainnig in our Council Tax, and I object to paying twice for the same service.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
this all reminds me of the northern comic that opined that he slipped over in some dog toffee, as he got up a woman came past and slipped over the same item.
he then said "i just done that", she then rubbed his nose in it.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
Street-cleaning does not include clearing up dog-mess Sid.
There is a dog-warden and DDC have successfully prosecuted a (small) number of irresponsible dog-owners.
More notices have been put up on (general) waste bins to say they can be used for bagged dog-poo; I also believe they have advice about fines.
Roger
Surely it is a health & saftey issue so, why is it not included Roger?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
Why is what, not included Sid ?
Roger
Cleaning pavements of dog litter Roger.
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
- Posts: 1,266
I believe it's because cleaning dog poo is considered an environmental health issue, Sid, and therefore not to be touched by street cleaners. In the same way as all the dead badgers and foxes one sees lying along the roadside is 'waste' not to be handled by the people from SITA who clear the roadsides once every blue moon.
True friends stab you in the front.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
I'll ask Waste Services if the road-sweepers can be equipped with gloves and plastic bags to pick it up and let you know what they say.
Roger
Roger my love , i would be grateful if you could end my misery of clening my soles of my shoes every day due to a lil gift left by a generous dog.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
a lot worse for those who wear trainers, all those ridges in them.
lol, Howard worse last year i was wearing flip flops. u can guess the rest .
I guess that made a spot of 'Sarah Ferguson' a bit tastier than usual eh Melissa?
Sid, yuk.
.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
- Posts: 2,119
This thread crops up again and again and again and again.
lets be honest here. NO ONE is going to stop it.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
sadly you are right ian, there is not the will.
another problem is that it reflects on the majority of responsible dog owners who are tarred with the same brush.