DOG WASTE
It is said that a dog is a man's best friend. Dogs as all animals are pure and faithful to their owner but they can't take care of themselves. Therefore their owners are responsible for them.
Pet waste pickup is an important principle of responsible dog ownership. The first step is picking up what your pet leaves behind. The second is making sure it is disposed of properly. You should collect waste into a trash bag, then double-wrapping it with another bag and placing in the garbage. If you do this method, be sure to double bag the waste and tie knots at the top of both bags to ensure the waste is properly sealed. This is to protect garbage collectors from coming into contact with the waste upon pickup.
Dog waste is an environmental pollutant. In 1991 Environmental Protection Agency placed it in the same category as herbicides and insecticides. Dog waste is one of the most common carriers of the following diseases:
Children are also in danger since they often play in the dirt and put things in their mouths or eyes.
Leaving dog waste on the ground or concentrating it in one specific area of your yard can seriously harm soil quality and also presents a number of potential human health hazards to humans and pets. Pet droppings can contribute to diseases animals pass to humans, called zoonoses. When infected dog poop is deposited on your lawn, the eggs of certain roundworms and other parasites can linger in your soil for years. Anyone who comes into contact with that soil - be it through gardening, playing sports, walking barefoot or any other means - runs the risk of coming into contact with those eggs; especially your dog.
Creator: Konstantinos, 6th grade, 4th primary school, Voula
Pet waste pickup is an important principle of responsible dog ownership. The first step is picking up what your pet leaves behind. The second is making sure it is disposed of properly. You should collect waste into a trash bag, then double-wrapping it with another bag and placing in the garbage. If you do this method, be sure to double bag the waste and tie knots at the top of both bags to ensure the waste is properly sealed. This is to protect garbage collectors from coming into contact with the waste upon pickup.
Dog waste is an environmental pollutant. In 1991 Environmental Protection Agency placed it in the same category as herbicides and insecticides. Dog waste is one of the most common carriers of the following diseases:
- Whipworms
- Hookworms
- Roundworms
- Tapeworms
- Parvo
- Corona
- Giardiasis
- Salmonellosis
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Campylobacteriosis
Children are also in danger since they often play in the dirt and put things in their mouths or eyes.
Leaving dog waste on the ground or concentrating it in one specific area of your yard can seriously harm soil quality and also presents a number of potential human health hazards to humans and pets. Pet droppings can contribute to diseases animals pass to humans, called zoonoses. When infected dog poop is deposited on your lawn, the eggs of certain roundworms and other parasites can linger in your soil for years. Anyone who comes into contact with that soil - be it through gardening, playing sports, walking barefoot or any other means - runs the risk of coming into contact with those eggs; especially your dog.
Creator: Konstantinos, 6th grade, 4th primary school, Voula