by Patricia Davies
Maybe it’s because it shows up more in the snow, or that I’ve trodden in a pile of it a couple of times recently (yuck!!) while picking up after my own dog, but it seems to me that an increasing number of dog owners – or walkers – in our neighborhood are not picking up their dog’s poop these days.
This is not only gross and extremely inconsiderate, but it’s also dangerous, as noted in the infographic below. Please help to protect Forest Hills from this toxic pollutant by ALWAYS picking up after your own dog, and the next time you see someone not picking up after theirs, please remind them that it’s not only against the law, but it’s also polluting our water supply.
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Tracy says
Dog feces also attracts rats to the neighborhood as it is a food source for them.
Christine says
There has been a proliferation of dogs in the the Van Ness area over the past year. Van Ness East has posted No Dogs Allowed signs and Van Ness South has provided a doggie station at the circle on Van Ness and a grassy knoll on Veazy. It would behoove the neighborhood if this information was posted in all the apartment buildings on Van Ness. I don’t mean to target specific individuals but a lot of young people who live in these buildings have dogs and perhaps they need a reminder of the hazards.