WHERES THE SCOOP?
Several NASCAR drivers and their significant others are serious about animal advocacy and adoption. Perhaps they could also educate adoptive dog owners on this… Survey: Half of N.C. dog owners don’t scoop, despite laws A new survey shows North Carolina dog owners are in the doghouse when it comes to cleaning up after their pets. It finds that nearly half of them don’t scoop the poop, even if the law requires it in their area. Chrystal Bartlett works for the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources. She says the doggy debris is more than just unsightly, it’s a water quality problem. Bartlett estimates that the 1.8 million dogs that live in North Carolina deposit 681 tons of waste each day. A survey by the state and East Carolina University found that 47 percent of urban dog walkers rarely or never clean up after their pets. It gets worse as the population thins: 49 percent of surburbanites and 59 percent of people in rural areas rarely or never clean up their dogs’ waste.
