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A canine management Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) is in place throughout the borough: a part of the council’s Keep It Clean marketing campaign which desires to see an setting of which everybody might be proud.
The order has seen the introduction of numerous guidelines together with the necessity to present poo luggage when requested to by enforcement officers and a restriction on the variety of dogs capable of be walked at one time.
Coun Paul Prescott, cupboard portfolio holder for setting, stated: “We know that the vast majority of dog owners are responsible and clean up after their dogs, but there is, sadly, a small minority who create a big problem.
“Our officers have been out and about in local parks educating dog owners on this PSPO, which covers not just picking up dog fouling but also requires all dog walkers to be able prove that they are carrying poo bags or something that they can collect dog poo with to put it in the bin.”
This PSPO, in place till March 2025, consists of:
Cleaning up after your canine, and displaying poo luggage when requested;
Walking not more than 4 dogs at a time;
Keeping dogs on a lead in cemeteries and crematoria; and
Keeping dogs out of enclosed play areas and fenced sports activities pitches, and marked sports activities pitches at specified instances.
Coun Prescott added: “Not clearing up after your dog is not just an offence that you can be fined £100 for, it can be a real hazard.
“Dog poo contains bacteria and germs that can be harmful, especially with small children likely to come into contact with it in a park and, because of what dogs eat, it can take a long time to decompose.
“We are always eager to work with our residents, creating a borough we are all proud to live and work in together, but we will not hesitate to enforce against that small minority who ruin it for everyone else.”
Dog faeces carries quite a few micro organism and parasites that may trigger sickness in people in the event that they by accident come into contact with it, together with toxocara canis that may in some circumstances result in blindness.
