A Saanich woman was outraged when she came across numerous dog poop bags discarded in the bushes. And when Saanich B次元官网网址 shared the womanB次元官网网址檚 photo on Facebook, she discovered she wasnB次元官网网址檛 alone.
Anne Topp discovered a pile of discarded dog poop bags in the bushes on the north side of Vanalman Avenue just west of an industrial area.
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It is not clear who tossed the blue poop bags in the bushes off a trail. B次元官网网址淚 have no idea,B次元官网网址� said Topp, when asked about the source of the bags. B次元官网网址淚 was just so surprised to see it, because it was such a concentration.B次元官网网址�
This incident is not the first of its kind involving disposable dog poop bags. . In April of 2017, a video camera recorded a person, who raided a disposable dog poop container, . Outside of Saanich, communities across different parts of the province have had to deal with the aftermath of cavalier attitudes towards dog poop.
In Langley, coaches and parents find themselves on poop patrol at local playing fields, which they say often appear covered in dog excrement. Residents in , and also raised a stink about irresponsible dog owners. B次元官网网址淚 understand this is probably a very small percentage of dog walkers that are guilty,B次元官网网址� wrote Ken Schroeder of Warfield in early 2018. .B次元官网网址�
Topp, a frequent walker, said she often walks with friends with dogs, and they not only bring their own bags to clean up after their animals, but also carry them home for disposal.
According to SaanichB次元官网网址檚 animal bylaw, owners who do not clean up after their dogs . B次元官网网址淸No] person shall deposit garbage on a street except in a litter bin,B次元官网网址� according to SaanichB次元官网网址檚 streets and traffic bylaw, which says that individuals .
Others were quick to react when the Saanich B次元官网网址 shared ToppB次元官网网址檚 photo on Facebook. B次元官网网址淎ll the bags look the same,B次元官网网址� wrote Colleen Clare on Facebook, where public comments almost unanimously condemned the individual or individuals responsible for the situation. B次元官网网址淧robably the same lazy jerk who has been tossing bags all winter.B次元官网网址�
Other commentators, meanwhile, wondered why anybody would bring along bags with which to pick up the feces of their dogs, only to toss filled bags into the bushes.
B次元官网网址淲hat is the point of picking up after your dog if you are going to do this?B次元官网网址� asked Jeany Souza-Shipley. B次元官网网址淕ive your head a shake, people!!!B次元官网网址�
Caroline Mavridis wrote behaviour of this sort undermines responsible dog owners. B次元官网网址淭his is why we canB次元官网网址檛 have nice things,B次元官网网址� said Julie-Ann Anderson. B次元官网网址淕oodness thatB次元官网网址檚 disrespectful for everyone else on the trails!B次元官网网址�
Several commentators expressed the concern that such incidents could lead to the ban of dogs on public trails.
B次元官网网址淚magine a non-dog owner going for a hike!B次元官网网址� wrote Charleen DeLong. B次元官网网址淣o wonder we are constantly fighting for our rights to have dogs on trails and beaches. ItB次元官网网址檚 ours to take responsibility for.B次元官网网址�
Reactions to ToppB次元官网网址檚 discovery also suggests that she did not uncover an isolated problem, as several commentators pointed out. Cavalier dog owners also appear to have left behind poop bags across Saanich and the region at large, including the Colquitz River Trail, the Swan Lake area, , the Gordon Head neighbourhood, as well as Thetis Lake and East Sooke Park among other places.
But if commentators were largely critical, some of their comments also point toward the possibility that the responsible parties might have thought that the bags would naturally decompose. B次元官网网址淧eople seem to think that collecting the poo in a biodegradable bag is equivalent to disposing of it,B次元官网网址� said John Phillips. B次元官网网址淲rong.B次元官网网址�
Glen Tunbull perhaps offered the most succinct recommendation. If you bag it B次元官网网址�.drag it out! Or donB次元官网网址檛 walk your pooper where I hike. Please. Thank you.B次元官网网址�
