A popular Glasgow shopping center has actually revealed completion of a plan which enabled dogs within, after grievances about dog fouling in the building.
Silverburn Shopping Centre said in 2015 that it would enable “canine companions” entry to a variety of outlets within the shopping center, following a sharp increase in dog ownership throughout the nation.
However, on Wednesday – less than 4 months after the plan was released – it revealed completion of the policy.
A declaration on the centre’s website read: “We discovered that much of our visitors don’t desire the centre to be available to dogs for a range of factors, and we likewise had low uptake from our shops, with just a quarter taking part in the trial.
“For that factor, dog friendly shopping will no longer function at Silverburn and we for that reason ask that dog owners leave their family pet at home when next going to Silverburn.
“Assistance dogs will of course continue to be welcome.”
A spokesperson for the business told the BBC that there had actually been “instances of dog fouling recorded over the trial period”.
“The comfort of our human guests and our retailers must be the priority,” the declaration said.
The Pollok-based shopping center is home to around 80 stores and 30 food outlets, with 24 consenting to enable family pet dogs inside when the plan was at first released in October.
At the time, it said the policy intended to enable visitors to unwind with their family pets “without the anxiety of leaving them behind”.
The plan will be gradually phased out over the next couple of weeks, and the centre asked visitors for their persistence.
