Dog Fouling Campaign 2011

Dog Fouling in some parts of Redditch were becoming an increasing problem.

The victims of dog fouling are often children, pushchair and wheelchair users. Dog poo contains toxocariasis which is an infection that if caught can cause blindness, fits and asthma. 

We decided to launch a campaign to engage with dog walkers and non dog walkers about picking up their dogs poo and to highlight to residents the abundance of dog poo within their local area. 

Council officers targeted problem areas by spraying dog mess with fluorescent orange paint as well as display banners on the side of waste collection vehicles and temporary signs pointing out that those who fail to pick up after their dogs could be fined £50.

This gained a lot of interest from the local radio stations and even the BBC 1 'Filthy rotten scoundrels' program which our very own Anna Warell- Hill and Peter Brown both from Waste Managment at Redditch and Bromsgrove Councils appeared in. 

There was a 78% inprovement in target areas for the reduction of dog fouling in the Redditch Borough. 

At a recent community meeting with local residents we had this feedback:

'Incidents of dog mess seem to be less and they felt that the campaign was having a positive effect in what are usually problem areas (salters lane and the pond area) these comments came from a PACT meeting'

Areas were patrolled between July to October 2011 but we are continuing to monitor any area we feel is a problem to residents so please feel free to contact us on the number below. 

To report dog fouling within your area please call our contact centre:

For Redditch  01527 534123

Or email: z.gannon@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk