dog fouling

noun

1. the offence of being in charge of a dog and failing to remove the faeces after it defecates in a public place

Example Sentences

An Edinburgh councillor is calling for a "dog DNA database" to be set up to tackle dog fouling across the capital.

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A council report states, however, that the number of dog fouling complaints raised by the public is low and mostly reflects apathy with lack of enforcement rather than concern about the problem.

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In the three years to December 2022, there were on average 1,288 street cleansing requests a year relating to dog fouling in the city.

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A spokeswoman for the business confirmed there had been "instances of dog fouling recorded over the trial period".

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Last year, littering of food and soft drinks went up, while dog fouling and plastic bags declined - the latter after the 5p charge was introduced in England.

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