The WRONG dog poo???????
By Wizzywig
@Wizzywig (7847)
May 18, 2010 12:22pm CST
I've just read this story about a woman being issued with a fine for picking up the wrong poo. It seems her dog did what dogs do and she picked it up but was told that she'd picked up another dogs by mistake as she hadnt seen exactly where hers had been. She apparently picked up the "right" one aswell but still received the penalty notice!
Needless to say, she appealed against it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/8690370.stm
Do you have a dog?
Do you always pick up its poo when you're off your own property?
Have you ever picked up the wrong one? (or been caught NOT picking it up)
Were they right to issue the penalty notice or are they just 'jobsworths'?
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9 responses
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
18 May 10
Hiya Wizzy,
I have watched some People pick up their Dogs Poops and put them in the proper bin but then you go past another one who will just ignore everything and leave it where the Dog left it. Who needs training the Dog or him?
How the heck can you really tell one poop from another especially if you are in a hurry? I mean it can always have an "off Day" and maybe it was one of those "off" Days.
Well I suppose thinking about it if you know how your Dog poops most of the time you will know how it is silly me just was not thinking about that one. But anyway it is a silly waste of time to blame the poor woman for someone else´s mistakes.
I just wish they would pay more attention to those others who have Dogs and commit much more serious offences but they never seem to get caught.
There are some silly fines here too unbelievable.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
19 May 10
Hiya Wizzy,
It seems that they have really taken it to heart all this Poop business is that they get commission for "Spotting The Deliberate Mistake"? Or is it some kind of competition where they get extra points or extra Badges for carrying out these kind of Duties?
I can just picture them now dressed up like Sherlock Holmes and with a big Spy Glass following right on the trail of the poor Doggies whose only crime is being a Dog?
All this is really silly but it happens here too it seems that the Big Eight have come to some kind of agreement with each other and the only real intention is well I will drop that bone of contention and let someone else chew on it. If I were a Dog I would think myself that they have lost their screws somewhere along the line.
I really cannot imagine that the Policemen themselves agree with these kind of silly laws they have invented.
So I am really laughing at the Law itself reminds me of some of those silly Laws they had before in other times of History.
You have made me laugh tears of laughter because this is so funny and yet really the poor People who get picked on bullied in this way is not very funny at all.
Happens here too by the way and I would advise anyone who comes here Driving to pay very special attention to what is going on around them the Road Signs and all and especially the Roadworks and building in progress ones that somehow seem to be going on in Supermarkets especially the big ones where it is confusing as to where to enter and where to get out properly unless you are local and know the ins and outs (grin). Seems this is some kind of game they have going too not funny either. I have seen People fined for going the wrong way even when they have gone the right way. Those signs they have put up all brand new of course seem to be part and parcel of this "Game"?
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
19 May 10
Hiya Wizzy,
I know local Policemen here and they agree being off duty of course that some of the things they have to do they do not like doing at all but they either do it or lose their Job. So this bit I mention about the Roadworks and all that is for real and the last time they said that seeing as they were going off Duty for them to enter the right way the next time. So the so called offenders got let off that time. So which way is left and which is right? Bit hard for me to explain this one does this happen over there too I mean in the UK?
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
19 May 10
That is just ridiculous that someone should be fined for that. I think she has every right to appeal!
I do not walk our dog. My wife does that and she always takes a poo bag with her. They have bag dispensers in the parks here and you can take them for free. She always takes a handful so that she can have a stash of them at home. I have never heard of anyone here being fined for not picking up their dog's droppings. It seems to be just a matter of courtesy although it may be a fine-able offence. Not sure on that one.
I do not walk our dog. My wife does that and she always takes a poo bag with her. They have bag dispensers in the parks here and you can take them for free. She always takes a handful so that she can have a stash of them at home. I have never heard of anyone here being fined for not picking up their dog's droppings. It seems to be just a matter of courtesy although it may be a fine-able offence. Not sure on that one. @Wizzywig (7847)
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19 May 10
The only place I've seen free "dog-doo" bags is at the vets & I guess thats just because they dont want pet crap left on their floor
I've seen full bags left by the letter box, hung on bushes/trees, thrown into streams... may as well just leave it where it was dropped - at least it would be bio-degradeable I spose.
I've seen full bags left by the letter box, hung on bushes/trees, thrown into streams... may as well just leave it where it was dropped - at least it would be bio-degradeable I spose.
@VotreAmie (3028)
• United States
18 May 10
What ? that's something, I'm sure it has been very frustrating for her. We have a dog at home but thank God, I never received a fine, I might have picked the wrong poo sometimes but how would I know ? I think it's unfair to fine her especially because she did pick up another one, that shows she does pick up. I guess sometimes it seems like they just need to fine people no matter what, any excuse is okay to make us pay. Take care.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 May 10
Our family doesn't have just one dog, we have two of them. Whenever we take the dogs for a walk, I will carry bags with me so that I could clean up their mess while we are walking, I think that is the only right thing that we can do. Now, I must admit that I've never picked up the poo of another dog that doesn't belong to me because it is enough for me to be able to pick up that of my own pets. However, I think that it is uncalled for that this lady was cited for picking up the wrong poo, I don't think that there is any crime in that except for the fact that the owner of the other dog should have done their part as well.
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@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 May 10
Well, that's a bit rich!
"What do you do?"
"I make sure people pick up their own dog's poo and not someone else's..."
How does one get a job like that and what does it pay? Hourly or piece work?
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I didn't think dog poop was a big deal. Well, I just realized that it is to some people. People nowadays are so dumb. Unbelievably dumb.
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