Poop-erman's on the scene to flag up dog mess culprits
IS IT a bird? Is it a plane? All Lincoln residents know is that their very own "poop-erman" is putting inconsiderate dog owners on notice.
Walkers on the waterside path from Boultham Park Road to the St Catherines area have spotted a number of printed warnings attached to dog mess.
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But while applauding the sentiment of the mess messenger, city council officials say they would prefer people told them about it – rather than adding to the littering problem.
Dog owner Sue Grace, of Doddington Park, said: "As a dog owner I always clean up after my dog – I always have plastic bags in every pocket – as it's very inconsiderate if you don't.
"There's nothing worse than treading in dog mess or dragging your long lead through it – but I don't know that putting notes on it is the answer.
"It's good that the council is clamping down on dog fouling, though it might take one or two prosecutions to make any difference."
Boultham resident Fred Hyde said: "There are a lot of responsible dog owners out there but at the same time there are also a lot of irresponsible people as well.
"Near where I live, there's a children's park and there's mess everywhere.
"People should be picking it up.
"And if not, there needs to be more enforcement – but short of following people who allow it home, it's difficult to police."
City of Lincoln Council's environmental enforcement officer Tony Garner, said: "We're really pleased people in Lincoln are supporting our efforts to reduce the amount of dog mess left on the city's streets, but we would prefer people not to add to the littering problem by leaving notes for dog owners.
"Instead, members of the public can help by observing dog owners to make sure they clean up after their pets, perhaps asking them to remove the mess if they try to leave it.
"If this doesn't work, we can take action – people can call us and tell us who the owner is, give us a description of the owner and the dog, or simply tell us when and where they allow their dog to foul.
"We can then focus our patrols and take action against irresponsible owners."
Call the environment enforcement team on 01522 881188.
Comments
by Antigone2011, LN1
Thursday, April 07 2011, 9:19PM
“There is a huge problem with dog fouling at Wickham Gardens too. It is a delightful play area for young children and dogs are not even allowed. The council has not cleaned up the mess, which is a serious health hazard and can lead to blindness.”
by Concerned parent, LN1
Thursday, April 07 2011, 9:17PM
“There is also a huge problem with dog fouling in Wickham Gardens, a delightful play area for young children where dogs are not even allowed! Dog dirt is a serious health hazard and can lead to blindness. There should be no dogs in a children's play area. The council have left this and not even attempted to clean it up.”
by FRANK, Lincolnshire
Tuesday, April 05 2011, 5:32PM
“"In my opinion, all dogs should be leashed, muzzled and nappied when out of their owners property."
What utter rubbish.”
by lynn, lincoln
Tuesday, April 05 2011, 5:03PM
“Agreed BBH Resident, usually when an animal does its business in the house, its nose gets rubbed in it, now there's an idea.”
by David, Lincoln
Tuesday, April 05 2011, 3:16PM
“The council should target the Cathedral area, particularly Eastgate east. In the past 2 or 3 weeks the amount of dog mess has markedly increased. It's as if one person has got away without cleaning up and the rest have quickly followed.”
by BBH Resident, Bracebridge Heath
Tuesday, April 05 2011, 11:58AM
“In my opinion, all dogs should be leashed, muzzled and nappied when out of their owners property.”
by stephen, utterby
Tuesday, April 05 2011, 10:21AM
“Dog owners watch this short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipE0VDQAiMw and do as i do-do.”
by charlotte, Lincoln
Tuesday, April 05 2011, 9:03AM
“its totally disgusting not picking up after your dog all it takes a couple of seconds job done and it leaves a cleaner safer area for others”
by Stan Bullock, Swanpool
Tuesday, April 05 2011, 8:19AM
“I don't dislike dogs but do have a problem with their owners. A dog does what it's allowed to do by it's owner, and many dog owners who use the Hartsholme Lake areas between Skellingthorpe road and Doddington Road ignore the warning notices so are obviously illiterate as well as inconsiderate, because they neither keep their dogs on a lead or pick up their dog's mess when it fouls the paths. They also cannot seem to understand that other walkers do not like to be slobbered over or otherwise intimidated by a dog who is NOT on a lead when it should be.”