Dog poo no longer removed promptly

[Fuschia]

The response time has increased from 1 hour to up to 48 hours (excluding weekends)

This means our streets are going to be pretty horrible

[Thomas Micklewright]

im confused, what do you mean 48 hours?

[Andrew1011]

It's Big Society, you have to do it yourself (and remove it).

[peckhamboy]

An hour is a period of 60 minutes. I think the OP means 48 of them (or 96 if you call on a Friday) may pass before the offending item is removed from the pavement.

Thomas Micklewright Wrote:

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> im confused, what do you mean 48 hours?

[northlondoner]

A decent steak does wonders for mental acuity Thomas, old son.

[The Minkey]

I'm quite shocked there was ever funding for turd removal.

[Alan Medic]

There is? You can call someone to remove dog poo? Wow. Who does this? Man with a pooperscooper? That's a lot of questions in one post.

[northlondoner]

Maybe if they swept the freaking streets more regularly there wouldn't be an issue. And yes when I lived in F Hill there was a sort of "crap line" to get this vile stuff swept up.

[elloriac]

NL, that's Fuschia's point! There is a number that you can call to have it removed by the council if the selfish, thoughtless person doesn't pick up after their pooch. But apparently, the response time has been changed to 48 hours.

[Peckhampam]

it seesms to me that they clean the streets incredibly often! At least 3 times a week. I'm always very impressed

[Fuschia]

Ordinary street cleaners are not allowed to clean up dog poo...

[Alan Medic]

Are ordinary residents allowed to(not that they should have to) or do the experts have to be called in?

[Andrew1011]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Are ordinary residents allowed to(not that they

> should have to) or do the experts have to be

> called in?

I've often just washed an offending deposit left outside my house into the gutter with water and disinfectant. I don't know if that's entirely legal but it seemed much better than leaving it on the footpath, and I'm certainly not tempted to pick it up.

[Fuschia]

It's not at all funny when you are out with toddlers and they keep stepping in the disgusting stuff or it gets on your buggy

[bonniebird]

I often pick up poo from outside our house and on pathways over the park, lazy gits, but I have a dog so its not the end of the world picking it up although I should not have to! You want a dog you pick up after it.

[ruffers]

Peckhampam Wrote:

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> it seesms to me that they clean the streets

> incredibly often! At least 3 times a week. I'm

> always very impressed

Which streets are these then? Certainly not mine.

[new mother]

I always just clear it up if near the house. What a fool I am. I should be relying on the state for more and surely at least it could do one small thing for my taxes....this could be it...

[Fuschia]

It would be easier if it wAs by my house ... The bloody stuff is everywhere

I always report it via my phone and used to see it gone next time I passed, usually... But not any more, it seems

I reported some on Saturday that was still there on Wednesday

[Mick Mac]

new mother Wrote:

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> I always just clear it up if near the house. What

> a fool I am. I should be relying on the state for

> more and surely at least it could do one small

> thing for my taxes....this could be it...

new mothers should not be expected to do these things.

[kirsun]

Am i wrong in thinking that this should be done by the owner of the dog. I am a dog owner and and clean the mess that is made! It is a duty. Why should the state fund this? Are they not laws and bylaws that prevent this?

[bookstamper]

Southwark Libraries have Dog Poo Bags there FREE !!!!!

[Alan Medic]

Fuschia Wrote:

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> It would be easier if it wAs by my house ... The

> bloody stuff is everywhere

>

> I always report it via my phone and used to see it

> gone next time I passed, usually... But not any

> more, it seems

>

> I reported some on Saturday that was still there

> on Wednesday

Did you take a sample on Saturday to compare it Wednesday's poo? It may have been cleared up but another was left in just the same spot. Just a thought. I've had another one (thought). Did you take a picture with your phone? Probably as good as taking a sample and less messy.

[The Minkey]

What ED needs is a tannery.

[Otta]

I'm sorry, but the council have far better things to spend their limited resources on.

Dog owners need to take responsibility, and if it can be proven that they didn't, they should be quite heavily punished.

[grumpydad]

Try emailing 6 times over the space of 8 days and finally got a result

If you got it done in 48 hours then your lucky