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Many thanks to the News Shopper for this real treat. What makes the point better than a young girl with a face full of faeces? In fact "young girl with a face full of faeces" sounds like an excellent name for a band but I digress.
Stone parish council has clearly had a stomach full of dog fouling and is, therefore, distributing the above poster. Obviously, burglary and violent crime do not occur in this oasis of calm and heaving dog waste.
I am a little confused by one aspect of the poster. I cannot understand why we should ring a number to report a young girl, who persistently consumes dog excrement. Surely a doctor and a child psychiatrist would be more appropriate?
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As the BBC news article says: A free pet microchipping scheme designed to clamp down on dog fouling could be extended across County Durham after a successful pilot scheme.
Apparently, as you get your dog microchipped for free, dog wardens advise you against the consequences of fouling.
If I lived in Durham, I'd save money by attending the session and getting my dog chipped.
I have to be honest, I would then go outside and stand there until my dog fouled the doorstep. While this would achieve little, it would be funny and would certainly teach respect!
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