Disposal of dog feces--why, who, how?--esthetic, legal and organizational aspects
Stephan, E.
Deutsche Tierärztliche Wochenschrift 96(3): 109-111
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0341-6593 PMID: 2651069 Document Number: 332621
Dog droppings in public footpaths and playgrounds have become a problem that makes many pedestrians and visitors feel more and more molested and even endangered. Increasingly, it also leads to a confrontation between the people afflicted and that part of the dog owners who never feel responsible for the removal of their pet's faeces. In the paper some considerations will be made on the "why", the "who" and the "how" of dog faeces disposal. The recommendation is to motivate the dog owners to teach their pets to defecate into the gutter or to remove the faeces that way by simple means, conform with the environment. Since rainfall makes the deposits gather in this area anyhow, there will be no additional burden for the municipal disposal facilities by this way.