Maidstone - County Town of Kent

County Town it may be but it has no protection against an irresponsible owner!

 

I discovered the below pile in Mill Street on Sunday afternoon. Little can be said about this. I can only hope that it found its way into a deserving home!

 

Mill Street, Maidstone

 

FIDO - Who Needs £21,000?



Evidently not Nottingham City Council as it has just spent £21,000 on a third FIDO (Faeces Intake Disposal Operation). 

 Faeces Intake Disposal Operation

This machine is capable of collecting 240 litres of excrement and converting it into slurry. This is truly heartening news. I can think of no better way to while away the hours than by collecting dog faeces in a FIDO! There is clearly room for two in the driving compartment. I reckon I could use one of these to attract the girls more effectively than either of the stars on Easy Rider could have used a motor bike!

 

I have to close by thanking the Nottingham Post for alerting us to the existence of "hot spot" areas. This is, presumably, a reference to locations, where the offending deposit is still steaming?

 

Article here.

 

Ireland Comes On Board

Joint Dublin Dog Fouling Campaign Launch

As we all know, Ireland has some difficult social challenges to manage.

It is, therefore, quite logical that those, who hold senior office in the city, should focus on dog fouling. We are completely with them in this.

I like to see nothing more than a mayor, wearing a chain of office, talking about gathering up dog excrement. This is why these offices were first introduced!

I also love the size of the dogs in the video, just imagine the amount they collectively produce per week!



Poo Fighters - Respect!

I offer total respect to the "Poo Fighters". They make us look rational and normal!

 

The video below is worth watching if only to see one of the "agents" crawl through what I hope is imitation dog excrement.

 

I like these people, they give me hope!

 



Cornwall (Again), Police, Law and Dog Fouling

Roger Hobkinson walks Dalmatian, Henry, as a favour for a friend

 

I thank my colleague, Stamp It Out, for sniffing out this gem of news!

 

The BBC News website has struck upon a most important story from Cornwall. This time, it's Newquay. I must state right at the beginning of this post, that it would be quite unfair to describe Newquay as a toilet anyway. Many people like Newquay. That said, it's no coincidence that William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, was born there.

 

Mr Hobkinson, pictured above, is a retired police officer, who walks his friends Dalmatian dog, Henry. As you might expect, Henry has to foul the countryside from time to time. It appears that dog wardens are now lurking behind sand dunes and large bushes, waiting for Henry to answer a call of nature.

 

If Henry leaves a mess on the path, Mr Hobkinson says he clears it up but he draws a line at mess off the path and below the tide mark which he says "will be washed out twice a day". His view has led to him being fined three times since 2010, including £754 by Truro magistrates last Friday. I have cleaned up pets' poo on National Trust beaches, for goodness sake”.

 

Mr Hobkinson, a volunteer litter picker with the National Trust, has paid up in the past. "I've had enough of them now," he said."There is no way I'm going to pay. I would go to prison."

 

So we see a moral dilemma evolving here. Is it really dog fouling if the product is swept out to sea to mingle with the excrement produced by seals, whales, star fish etc? Is it really wrong to leave the excrement off path for the dung beetles to remove?

 

I'm not sure I know the answer but I do know one thing. Mr Hobkinson is a retired police officer. He, therefore, understands how the prison system operates and what happens to ex-police inside. I urge him to pay up and go to appeal and have his case resolved through the due process of law.

 

At the moment, this gentleman only has to worry about issues relating to the dog's bottom. If he goes to prison, his concern could well shift considerably. Here at Dog Fouling and Red Rubber Bands HQ, we urge him to reconsider his position!

 

Article here.