Residents threaten to cry foul on dirty dog owners
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Holly van der Beeck who
is leading a campaign to shame dog owners who let their pets foul
pavements around Godinton primary school
Residents on an Ashford housing estate
are threatening to 'name and shame’ dog owners who don’t clear up
their pets’ mess.
And they’ve also taken matters into
their own hands to stem the rising tide of dog dirt littering their
neighbourhood.
Debate has been raging on the Godinton
Park Community Info forum on Facebook over how to deal with the
growing problem of dog owners allowing their pets to foul pavements
and not clearing it up afterwards.
One member of the group has gone as
far as to don rubber gloves to clear a particularly notorious area
– known locally as Dog Poo Alley – from the offending mess.
Holly van der Beeck, 38 – like many
others in the area – uses the alley to walk her son from their home
in Mulberry Road to nearby Godinton Primary School.
She said: "I just got fed up and
someone needed to do something about it, it’s a real health
hazard.
"If any of the kids fall in it, they
could get very sick."
"And I think it’s a good lesson to my
son that in life you sometimes have to do things that you don’t
like for the benefit of everyone."
Many people
on the forum have praised Holly for her selfless act.
But such is the extent of the problem
that some are calling for a campaign to 'name and shame’ offending
dog owners, by publishing photos on the site of those caught in the
act.
Liv Taylor-Fry added: "I cringe taking
my kids that way and people for miles around can hear me shouting
'mind the poo’ at them with every step.
"We definitely need to watch, photo
and shame the culprits."
Thursday, January 26 2012
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