Residents working in local parks, reserves and green places are dismayed to find plastic bags of dog poo dropped

• under bushes
• beside tracks
• at  park entrances  -  particularly Trelissick Park
• on road reserves
• under the ornamental grasses in Khandallah Road.

Dog poo bags hidden in Trelissick Park

What are dog owners thinking when they leave their pets’ litter?  Who do they think will remove it?  Council?  Other dog owners? Volunteers?

Ngaio Progressive Association believes dog owners should take poo bags home and dispose of the contents.

If dog owners believe that it is someone else’s responsibility, then they should be brave enough, forthright enough and assertive enough to discuss this in an open forum. Ring Council, write a letter to the editor or start a blog – but for heavens sake don’t expect volunteers who work hard to fundraise, plant and maintain our green open spaces to dispose of your dog poo.