Because your best friend and family deserve a pest-free, clean yard..
Dog poop is not good for you, your dog or the environment.
Please make sure your dog's poop is scooped.
(1) Zoonotic Diseases (passed from animal to human). Children and infants are the most vulnerable. Considerations are roundworm (lingers in the soil), Toxacara Canis, which can cause blindness. Hookworms. Campylobacter (Campylobacteriosis - a bacterial infection carried by dogs and cats that frequently causes diarrhea in humans), Adenovirus, E. coli, Listeria, Toxocariasis - roundworms usually transmitted from dogs to humans, often without
noticeable symptoms, but may cause vision loss, a rash, fever, or cough. And this is just a partial list.
(2) Urban and storm water pollution.
The EPA and many state and local agencies are learning and reporting on
the dangers and effects of dog waste on waterways. The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) even estimates that two or three days worth of
droppings from a population of about 100 dogs would contribute enough
bacteria to temporarily close a bay, and all watershed areas within 20
miles of it, to swimming and shell fishing.
(3) Dog waste does NOT make good fertilizer.
It contains microorganisms from your dog's digestive system that can be
passed along to plants. A person can become very ill by eating fruits
or veggies "fertilized" with dog feces. Also, compost piles may not
get hot enough to kill disease-causing organisms.Our dogs don't use the toilet.
Rain and irrigation washes the waste into creeks, storm drains &
street runoff (which isn't treated at waste water plants). We always
double-bag collected dog waste and dispose of it in your outside trash can.
Remember, when your dog goes on the lawn, it doesn't just stay on the lawn!
