PICK UP AFTER YOUR PET

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, the current US dog population is about 80 million. When you come right down to it… That's a lot of dog poop.

Unfortunately, many dog owners don't feel compelled to scoop the poop. A popular belief is that dog feces are a natural fertilizer. Wrong!  It's as toxic as human waste, teeming with bacteria, parasites and other pathogens that are transferable to humans and pose a serious health risk.

Removing the dog feces minimizes the chances of exposure to eggs and larvae of roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms and other parasitic worms that wreak havoc with the human intestinal system. Some parasitic worms found in dog feces can cause serious eye damage to young children. Scooping the dog poop is essential to keeping these critters from worming their way into our bodies.

 Easy poop scooping

However distasteful, poop detail is essential — so here's a simple way to get it done. Save plastic grocery bags to recycle for the chore. Turn the bag inside out, put your hand in it as if it were a glove, gently pick up the stuff (gagging is permitted), turn the bag back around, and tie it shut. Drop it into a garbage pail. Done!  Carry some individually wrapped disinfectant hand wipes (just in case). Now, wasn't that easy?

 

Help others remember that picking up after their dogs is not a one-week thing, but a yearlong obligation to the community, environment and family health.

Please help keep our community clean and pick-up after your pet. Thank you!!

          SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINT CODES 

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