Clean up your mess, dog walkers urged
dogram Posters for campaign against dogs fouling on playing fields
IT’S a messy problem putting the health of keen footballers and rugby players at risk.
Now a national poster campaign has been launched backed by local sports clubs calling on dog owners to clean up after their pets on playing fields.
Dog owners are being urged not to let their pets roam free and carry a plastic bag to pick up mess.
Gosforth Fields Sports Association in Dronfield Woodhouse, is so fed up of the problem it is considering using CCTV to monitor the fields for offenders and prosecute them.
Spokesman, Gareth Kent-McAuliffe, said: “Here at Gosforth Fields we have 26 acres of sports fields which are currently used every Saturday and Sunday for football and rugby.
“Over the last nine years we have created a very pleasant and well-maintained facility in Dronfield, something that we have become very proud of.
“But is also becoming apparent it is a very nice place for people to come and exercise their animals.”
Gareth added: “People now meet in groups and walk their animals together. The problem is those who don’t pay attention to their dogs and let them roam freely, depositing their foul mess.
“We are fed up of complaints coming from people having to clear up before kick off.”
As well as backing the poster campaign, the club is erecting signs asking owners to only exercise their dogs on leads, keep off marked playing areas and tidy their mess.
Gareth said: “If we find there has been little or no improvement, this site has a very wide-ranging CCTV system. Anyone found ignoring the request will be pursued for prosecution.”
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RWARD
Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 04:35 PMDogs should be allowed to run and play, where are the areas and facility's for dogs. Dogs on leads still go! Fine fouling not playing.
Crumbs
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 01:29 PMValley Road Meersbrook too. Absolutely grim. Phoned the councils dog warden to come and spray paint one of those "please do not let your dog..." etc etc, signs on the pavement outside our house. Total mistake!
joe kerr
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 12:53 PMi have yet to meet a dog owner who doesn't clean up after their dog honest they've told me
Bytor
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 10:37 AMEver heard of "High Green Hopscotch"? the definition (not my words) is "Light hearted game played by the residents of the eponymous North Sheffield estate, as they avoid the vast amounts of "hound rope" on the pavement whilst making their way to Fultons Foods and Greggs" Seriously though not only is this anti-ocial behaviour but it carries well documented serious health risks.
lucysmum
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 08:19 PMDunno about Gosforth playing fields, but who ever left a large pile of dog excrement out side my gate in Britannia street is a disgrace and gets all dog owners a bad name. Yes, I had to clean it up! You think you can get away with such filthy, lazy habits because no one can see you in the dark? Don't be too sure. This isn't the 1st time and we're watching you!
Herrmann
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 06:55 PMgesticulate - nice one made me laugh out loud!
heavensentmum
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 06:04 PMMore dirty tricks, since when has the boundaries of Scarborough extended to Derbyshire?
guesticulate
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 05:51 PMWhen my dog does a soft one on the beach I always put some screws in it and bury it . It does not half annoy the metal detector men.
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