Dog fouling: needs 'awareness, motivation, and action'

A suggestion that a Dog Afternoon event be held to try and reduce dog fouling was made at the most recent meeting of Kilcullen Community Action, writes Brian Byrne.

It came after a report from the Tidy Towns Conference held recently in Trim, Co Meath, which Ray Kelly and Noel Clare attended.

Ray told the meeting that, at the end of the day, curbing dog fouling was all about 'awareness, motivation, and action'. He told of initiatives mentioned at the Conference about people in some communities who had interacted directly with people walking their dogs, making them aware of their responsibilities.

This prompted the suggestion of the Dog Afternoon, to which owners and their dogs would be invited. The event would be used to highlight responsibilities to make sure dog faeces were bagged and properly disposed of. Some kind of incentive to encourage them could also be devised.

Ann Cashman raised the point that dog walkers will say that there aren't bins. To which Eoin Houlihan responded that when he walks a neighbour's dog, he brings the bags home for disposal.

Noel Clare said three new bins will be provided by the Council in April, and will be emptied by them.


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