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Dog Fouling Seminar is Top Dog!

21 May 2010

Keep Britain Tidy held a rather smelly themed seminar last week.

Our Dog Fouling Seminar held at Aston Villa Football was a huge success – attracting more than 130 delegates and seven exhibitors.

The event was held to spearhead our upcoming dog fouling campaign which will launch in September. It tackled the issues surrounding dog fouling and provided a forum upon which to share thinking and ideas on the subject.

A wide range of delegates attended the event, including representatives from local authorities, the Ministry of Defence, housing associations and Yorkshire Water.

The day featured a packed agenda, comprising presentations from a range of experts, including representatives from the University of Central Lancashire, the National Dog Wardens Association and the Dogs Trust.

A range of exhibitors were in attendance, including Dicky Bag, muksak and MDC, who presented delegates with ‘doggy bags’ to take away with them.

The afternoon session included a panel discussion with experts: Andy Jervis, LACORS; Tony Poole, Defra; David Armstrong, Mallard Consultancy; and Steve Robinson, Chartered Institute of Wastes Management.

Keep Britain Tidy’s head of marketing, communications and events, Ginette Unsworth and marketing manager, Louise Marsden were also on hand to provide an expert overview of our upcoming campaign activities.

The campaign, which is under development, will encourage dog owners to bag their dog poo and place it in the bin.

Find out more about events held by Keep Britain Tidy.
 

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Comment on this article

• Bob Roberts, North West

  The current generation of dogs defacate wherever and when they like because they do not know any different and they have not been toilet trained. All dogs need to be trained to toilet at home before they go outside. Dog owners do not know how to toilet train their dog because there is very little written word on the subject until now. Using my 50 years of dog ownership I have written a Dog Toilet Training Manual designed to teach your dog how to toilet at home- details- boblet1943@hotmail.co.uk Unless Dog owners take this matter seriously they next generation of dogs will make there mark on the streets of the UK just as the present generation do today.

• sam, South West

  WE have a remidy www.animalwasteclearance.co.uk that can sort the issue of dog mess on our streets/local park etc, but local and further afield councils does not seem it important to look into it, and most council ignors corispondence on this issue that gets sent. Dog fouling is like litter you can only fine people to an extent in the end just like litter they will need to clean it up.

• Toni Teasdale, South East

  I am a dog owner and always pick up after my dogs. Many dogs are exercised in areas where there are no bins provided so I hope your campaign will encourage dog owners to take their poo bags home with them if bins are not available. Leaving plastic bags in bushes and hedges in open spaces is unsightly and it will not biodegrade quickly. These irresponsible owners would do better to leave it on the grass as it would rot down more quickly! Councils cannot be expected to provide bins in all areas where dogs are exercised. Bins have to be emptied and some councils will not be able to justify the cost of providing and servicing them. So I think it is important to encourage dog owners to clear up after their dogs regardless of whether bins are available or not. Bag and Bin It is a good slogan but it could give a misleading message to some dog owners who might feel if there are no bins they do not have to clear up dog poo. In campaigns of this kind nobody ever thanks those responsible owners who do clear up after their dogs and either bin it or take it home with them - everyone I know who has dogs always clears up even when bins are not available..