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National measures to prevent people leaving dog faeces on the streets.

Submitted by Kerry Linacre on Wednesday 6th November 2024

Published on Wednesday 27th November 2024

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 27th May 2025

Signatures: 193

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Tagged with

baby ~ Children ~ concerns ~ Dogging ~ FINES ~ fund ~ Greens ~ health concerns ~ Homes ~ Irresponsible ~ local ~ measures ~ Owners ~ Park ~ Parks ~ Picking ~ Prevent ~ Public Health ~ Ruining ~ Schools ~ Shoes ~ The Streets ~ Traces

Petition Action

National measures to prevent people leaving dog faeces on the streets.

Petition Details

We are calling for the Government to require schools to educate children, from infant school age, on the dangers of owners not picking up their dog's faeces. We also want the Government to increase default fines and give more funding for local authority enforcement.

Additional Information

Our communities are littered with dog faeces left on streets and in parks by irresponsible dog owners. We feel this is ruining the enjoyment of green areas and causing a public health concern.
It might be taken into classrooms and homes on shoes, prams and wheelchairs. If children and babies play amongst traces of faeces it can cause serious health concerns.


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