Rugby club cleans FOUR KILOS of dog mess from youth pitch (From Thisisdorset)
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Rugby club cleans FOUR KILOS of dog mess from youth pitch
4:00pm Wednesday 14th November 2012 in News
Clean up this mess - the youth team on the pitch
COMPLAINTS about the state of a Bournemouth rugby club pitch have led to calls for dog owners to pick up after their pooches.
Youngsters and adult members of East Dorset Rugby Club at Iford are forced to clear the pitch of multiple piles of dog mess before every training session and match they play.
The situation has become so intolerable, the club are asking Bournemouth council for a low level fence to be built around the pitch to alert people not to take dogs on there.
Howard Larkin, acting chairman of the club, said: “The situation is pretty dire at the moment.
“I reckon we picked up about 4kg on Saturday morning. The amount on the pitch is unbelievable.
“It’s really nasty and we’ve noticed it has got especially worse lately since we started doing the youth rugby in the last couple of years.
“The problem is the car park is right by the fields and I think dogs must jump out and go before their owners can catch them.
“Ultimately it’s really irresponsible and for us, a massive inconvenience.
“We have to make sure the whole pitch is clear before we allow anyone to play on their, especially the youngsters. It’s a health hazard.”
Mr Larkin added: “What would be ideal is if we could have a low level fence around the pitch to mark it out for people.
“They might take a bit more notice of it then.”
Michael Rowland, parks development manager, said: “We are aware of issues at Iford Playing Fields and other parks sites, however we do not believe a low-level fence around the pitch is a sustainable solution.
“We will continue to patrol the area and we will clean up the park where we can.
“We strongly urge those few irresponsible dog owners to pick up after their pets and use the bins provided.
“If we do catch individuals we operate a no excuses policy and issue on the spot fines.
“We will stay in touch with the rugby club and ask for support from them alongside responsible park users in catching people who let their dogs foul our parks and open spaces.”
Comments(43)
twynham
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4:05pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Telscombe Cliffy
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4:31pm Wed 14 Nov 12
speedy231278
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4:36pm Wed 14 Nov 12
the parsons nose
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4:38pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Mike Rowland ,a question for you ,how many on the spot fines have you issued at Iford ? would it not be worthwhile posting one of your blokes with a camera at the known trouble spots over a week and get serious about tackling the problem
the parsons nose
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4:41pm Wed 14 Nov 12
bornINpoole69
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4:51pm Wed 14 Nov 12
speedy231278
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4:56pm Wed 14 Nov 12
retry69
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4:57pm Wed 14 Nov 12
pete woodley
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5:40pm Wed 14 Nov 12
boscombewizard
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6:22pm Wed 14 Nov 12
contric
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6:43pm Wed 14 Nov 12
poolebabe
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7:25pm Wed 14 Nov 12
contric wrote:A job for the dog owners you mean. It's utterly disgusting of them not to clean up after their pets. There is no excuse!
cleaning the mess up seems an ideal job for people doing community service
I think a change in the law is needed. It should be compulsory, that dog owners should have the means on them to clean up their dogs mess. Fine the one's that don't, and double fine those that leave their dogs mess for the dog mess fairies to clean up!
MngsMnr
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7:52pm Wed 14 Nov 12
MngsMnr
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8:01pm Wed 14 Nov 12
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barbienightmare
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9:05pm Wed 14 Nov 12
twynham wrote:This comment gave me laugh a lot....
I think I'll give the ice cream a miss next time I go to East Dorset RC.
And then it came to me what a great idea for what looks to be a really efficient poop scoop! ...
So it's hello again to the old un loved ice cream scoop that has been knocking around in my kitchen draw for years. I never have been one for ice cream anyway ;0)
HRH of Boscombe
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10:53pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Adrian XX
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11:39pm Wed 14 Nov 12
elite50
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12:14am Thu 15 Nov 12
Where are the dog defenders?
"Goaty", "DJD", High treason", where are you?
Maybe, just maybe you are getting the message that the non Egyptians (you know those people who dont worship dogs) have a valid point after all!
Watch out for those Asps! (and that other stuff that you lot dont pick up).
gbslader1
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2:53am Thu 15 Nov 12
dog friendly parks have council supplied
poop bins and free doggie bags for
owners to clean up the mess. $200 fines
for not cleaning up after your pooch,
covers the councils cost of providing
the materials. The whole system
works pretty well to keep parks free
of dog poo. Maybe Bournemouth
council should try the same system.
Letcommonsenseprevail
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6:59am Thu 15 Nov 12
steve.in.sydney
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7:31am Thu 15 Nov 12
gbslader1 wrote:I suspect Bournemouth council are light years away from this type of lifestyle.
I live in Western Australia and all of the
dog friendly parks have council supplied
poop bins and free doggie bags for
owners to clean up the mess. $200 fines
for not cleaning up after your pooch,
covers the councils cost of providing
the materials. The whole system
works pretty well to keep parks free
of dog poo. Maybe Bournemouth
council should try the same system.
RageAgainstTheMachine
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7:59am Thu 15 Nov 12
Adrian XX wrote:I always wondered why dog poo when i was a kid was white and you never see it anymore........And then i found out most people gave dogs proper bones in those days and it turned dog poo white.
Pity there isn't more white dog poo these days like there was in the 70s and early 80s. It would be a lot easier to spot and avoid.
When my dogs have bones it goes pale but never white weird!!!!!!!!
downmoor-ch63
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8:21am Thu 15 Nov 12
gbslader1 wrote:I live in Switzerland, and like you, we also have free doggy bags and bins at regular intervals to thow them in, heavy fines, costing if you are caught not scooping after your dog, plus a license costs 100 pounds, and all dogs must have one.
I live in Western Australia and all of the
dog friendly parks have council supplied
poop bins and free doggie bags for
owners to clean up the mess. $200 fines
for not cleaning up after your pooch,
covers the councils cost of providing
the materials. The whole system
works pretty well to keep parks free
of dog poo. Maybe Bournemouth
council should try the same system.
jeebuscripes
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8:24am Thu 15 Nov 12
How would they like it if I did some mess on their front garden?
steve.in.sydney
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8:30am Thu 15 Nov 12
RageAgainstTheMachinThanks for your comment, I too have not seen white dog poo since riding my bike around Winton Rec in the 70's. Now I know why - you live and learn.
e wrote:
Adrian XX wrote:I always wondered why dog poo when i was a kid was white and you never see it anymore........And then i found out most people gave dogs proper bones in those days and it turned dog poo white.
Pity there isn't more white dog poo these days like there was in the 70s and early 80s. It would be a lot easier to spot and avoid.
When my dogs have bones it goes pale but never white weird!!!!!!!!
elite50
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9:01am Thu 15 Nov 12
The only people NOT getting the message are the Egyptians!
bornINpoole69
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9:40am Thu 15 Nov 12
Brown DS?
just TACKLE the problem!
Maybe use it for a dog owner's bush tucker trial?
Dibbles2
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10:04am Thu 15 Nov 12
steve.in.sydney
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10:12am Thu 15 Nov 12
Dibbles2 wrote:We must treat Dibbles with kindness, nobody thinks mocking the afflicted is clever.
It really does make me laugh that people are up for the council cashing in on dog mess and yet the minute the discussion goes onto motorists people are up in arms about it stiating that car owners are picked on and that fines are a money making exercise. In todays day and age it would be almost impossible to enforce. I dont think their is a person out there that would willingly fine a man who had for argument sake a staffy.
elite50
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10:22am Thu 15 Nov 12
Dibbles2 wrote:If a "man" needs to own a staffy to prove that he is a man then in the words of the immortal bard "He aint got nuffing".
It really does make me laugh that people are up for the council cashing in on dog mess and yet the minute the discussion goes onto motorists people are up in arms about it stiating that car owners are picked on and that fines are a money making exercise. In todays day and age it would be almost impossible to enforce. I dont think their is a person out there that would willingly fine a man who had for argument sake a staffy.
Over to you!
speedy231278
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10:23am Thu 15 Nov 12
jeebuscripes wrote:Probably the same as people like other people's cats crapping everywhere?
These dog owners are scum.
How would they like it if I did some mess on their front garden?
BarrHumbug
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10:50am Thu 15 Nov 12
gbslader1 wrote:Sounds like a perfect opportunity for some council officials to take a 3 week field trip to see the system in action?
I live in Western Australia and all of the
dog friendly parks have council supplied
poop bins and free doggie bags for
owners to clean up the mess. $200 fines
for not cleaning up after your pooch,
covers the councils cost of providing
the materials. The whole system
works pretty well to keep parks free
of dog poo. Maybe Bournemouth
council should try the same system.
saynomore
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10:52am Thu 15 Nov 12
BarrHumbug
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11:11am Thu 15 Nov 12
speedy231278 wrote:I agree. It's right that dog owners should pick up their animals mess but why is it ok for cats to go around crapping everywhere?
jeebuscripes wrote:Probably the same as people like other people's cats crapping everywhere?
These dog owners are scum.
How would they like it if I did some mess on their front garden?
Is all of this mess on the pitch down to dogs?
juniperberry
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11:39am Thu 15 Nov 12
spenkyborf
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4:47pm Thu 15 Nov 12
pestremoverltd
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6:28pm Thu 15 Nov 12
Put poop bins either side and electrified fences together with IED's and Mortar. Follow up with torture (listening to my wife go on about how hunky Bournemouth footballer Steve Fletcher is) and I bet it will stop.
herne
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6:13am Fri 16 Nov 12
elite50 wrote:Ancient Egyptians held the cat as sacred, dogs were seen as working animals.
Okay.
Where are the dog defenders?
"Goaty", "DJD", High treason", where are you?
Maybe, just maybe you are getting the message that the non Egyptians (you know those people who dont worship dogs) have a valid point after all!
Watch out for those Asps! (and that other stuff that you lot dont pick up).
elite50
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2:09pm Fri 16 Nov 12
herne wrote:If, as you say, I am wrong (Iam not).
elite50 wrote:Ancient Egyptians held the cat as sacred, dogs were seen as working animals.
Okay.
Where are the dog defenders?
"Goaty", "DJD", High treason", where are you?
Maybe, just maybe you are getting the message that the non Egyptians (you know those people who dont worship dogs) have a valid point after all!
Watch out for those Asps! (and that other stuff that you lot dont pick up).
Then the Ancient Egyptians were smarter than the "dog people" in Bournemouth!
I bet they filled their papyras bags with dog poo.
Take a look at the sargophaguses, the dogs were worshiped!
elite50
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2:28pm Fri 16 Nov 12
herne wrote:When the dog of an Ancient Egyptian died the owner would shave his head and go into deep mourning.
elite50 wrote:Ancient Egyptians held the cat as sacred, dogs were seen as working animals.
Okay.
Where are the dog defenders?
"Goaty", "DJD", High treason", where are you?
Maybe, just maybe you are getting the message that the non Egyptians (you know those people who dont worship dogs) have a valid point after all!
Watch out for those Asps! (and that other stuff that you lot dont pick up).
Saw the same thing last week in Winton. (Not really true but you get my point)!
Suggest you check your facts before you post!
Dont reply, just shave your head in case your fleabag croaks!
retry69
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3:06pm Fri 16 Nov 12
elite50 wrote:Is it just me that finds it a little disturbing that people like this are amogst us?
herne wrote:When the dog of an Ancient Egyptian died the owner would shave his head and go into deep mourning.
elite50 wrote:Ancient Egyptians held the cat as sacred, dogs were seen as working animals.
Okay.
Where are the dog defenders?
"Goaty", "DJD", High treason", where are you?
Maybe, just maybe you are getting the message that the non Egyptians (you know those people who dont worship dogs) have a valid point after all!
Watch out for those Asps! (and that other stuff that you lot dont pick up).
Saw the same thing last week in Winton. (Not really true but you get my point)!
Suggest you check your facts before you post!
Dont reply, just shave your head in case your fleabag croaks!
elite50
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10:22pm Fri 16 Nov 12
retry69 wrote:You mean that you ADMIT (finally) that you are disturbed!
elite50 wrote:Is it just me that finds it a little disturbing that people like this are amogst us?
herne wrote:When the dog of an Ancient Egyptian died the owner would shave his head and go into deep mourning.
elite50 wrote:Ancient Egyptians held the cat as sacred, dogs were seen as working animals.
Okay.
Where are the dog defenders?
"Goaty", "DJD", High treason", where are you?
Maybe, just maybe you are getting the message that the non Egyptians (you know those people who dont worship dogs) have a valid point after all!
Watch out for those Asps! (and that other stuff that you lot dont pick up).
Saw the same thing last week in Winton. (Not really true but you get my point)!
Suggest you check your facts before you post!
Dont reply, just shave your head in case your fleabag croaks!
Maybe you should seek medical help, or at least go for a lie down!
pete woodley says...
4:03pm Wed 14 Nov 12