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"The longer dog waste stays on the ground, the more it washes into the
water and the environment," he told the NY Daily News in an Earth Day
message.
Nationwide, the average dog population is 37 percent of the
human population, or about one dog for every three people. America’s mania for
canine companionship is job security for DoodyCalls, which currently has 55
franchises in 22 states and collected $4.5 million worth of the mess man’s best
friends left behind last year.
In an informative Earth Day poster designed to urge
Americans to pick up after their own pooches or consider a service to make sure
it is done expediently, D’Aniello informs us that there are currently an
estimated 78.2 million dogs living in the U.S. and depositing collectively
about 30,000 tons of poop every day.
DoodyCalls recommends that we do our share for the
environment and for public health not just on Earth Day, but all year long by
picking up after your pet immediately or, if you don't have time, consider
hiring a local pet-waste management service.
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Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty
HAH! I wrote about cat pooper scoopers yesterday for Earth Day. Maybe we should require dog owners to put diapers on their dogs so they can't make a mess. Oh, wait, that's big government.
ReplyDeleteBOL! That is alot of Poop.
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There is every indication that the number of dogs will keep increasing. Let's hope the number of responsible people keeps up with it.
ReplyDeleteWe pick up our poop!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! I'm honored to have a post on dog poop dedicated to me - thanks, Vicki! Abandoned dog poop is the primary reason parks and other attractions decide not to welcome dogs. If we'd all accept responsibility for picking up after our pets EVERY TIME, there would be a lot more places our dogs could go with us!
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DeleteI think the biggest shock to me is that even people that take their dogs to dog parks won't pick up after their dogs! I mean - come on! I usually see just one or two dedicated people that go around picking up pile after pile after pile of waste while the oblivious owners sit there playing with their phones, talking into their phones or just plain old not paying attention. I get that it's a little humiliating to pick up after a dog, especially if you are on a walk or hike and there are no nearby trash cans so you have to carry the little offering for a while. But it's just called being a great dog owner. Don't be so selfish and self-centered as to leave your dog's droppings for others to step on, look at and contaminate the ground!
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