The council for South Shields, England have decide to put up signs on various Lamp Posts telling Dog owners that if they don’t clean up after their pets they will face getting a fine. ” That’s fair enough “ i thought. But today i had to go and pay my Council Tax. Their offices are about 2 miles away so i decided to take my Dog ‘ Barney ‘ with me. We were about half way there when Barney decided that he had to go to the Toilet. I waited for him to finish and cleaned up after him. Then i realised that i had this bag of Dogs mess in my hand with a visit to the Council office and a Two mile walk home still to go. I got a look of disgust when i placed the bag on the counter whilst i was paying my bill. I looked at the assistant and said ” what would you like me to do with it.” He ignored me and took my money, but i bet he washed his hands as soon as i had gone. What i am trying to say is, ” great idea from the council, now give us somewhere to put it after we have cleaned up. Luckily i didn’t have any Food shopping to do on the way home. If Dog owners are going to be fined for not cleaning up, then use the damn money to pay for some bins to throw the mess in when we do. And what about the Cats that are free to go and do there mess where ever they like, including my Garden and Driveway. Lets make Cat owners walk around after their Cats and clean up after them. At least dogs don’t bury it, so you know where it is. I put my bag of Dog mess in my bin and washed my hands.
