Stalbridge Town Council launch a hard-hitting campaign to tackle dog fouling in town
Like many areas in the county the small town of Stalbridge has seen a high rise in levels of dog mess on their streets, pathways and green areas.
Katie Garland, Chairman of Stalbridge Town Council said 'we recognised that a concerted effort needed to be made to tackle this ever-increasing local problem, we obviously wish to be a pet friendly town and welcome dog walkers. Of course most dog walkers do pick up, unfortunately it’s the minority spoiling it for the wider community. I think the campaign is really eye catching and along with the map will have a positive response.'
The campaign focuses on target areas where dog fouling is prevalent. The council has invested in 55 new signs, commissioned from a local graphic designer, engaging the public to look after their own pathways, streets and green areas by being responsible and ‘bagging and binning’ dog waste at one of the 40 bin locations in the town.
As the campaign slogan says “Help us to keep your pathways and streets in Stalbridge free from dog poo”
In order to help residents achieve the goal of being a “Dog poo free town” the council have had created a “Google My Map” which shows the locations of bins and dog poo bins in Stalbridge, together with pop up reinforcement messages for each map location.
The campaign is ‘hard hitting’ but is lightened in tone by focussing the message based on the viewpoint of the innocent dog, whose owner does not do the right thing by bagging and binning their poo, so phrases like “You’re making us look bad” and “Why is it you don’t’ pick up our poo” are the strong messages displayed to residents as they walk their dogs on the streets, pathways and green spaces of Stalbridge.
As well as being extremely unpleasant, dog poo can be incredibly dangerous to young children and vulnerable people, as well as farm livestock and other animals and with this in mind the Town Council are asking residents and visitors to engage with the new campaign to make their town something to be proud of.
The town council hope that this new initiative will have a significant impact and a positive result in their bid to make Stalbridge a Dog poo free town.
Dorset Councillor, Ward Member for Stalbridge & Marnhull Graham Carr-Jones said “I welcome this new initiative from Stalbridge Town Council. This well thought out campaign and the concerted effort made by all those involved can help Stalbridge become a dog friendly, poo free Town. I think the campaign is perfectly targeted to help solve the problem and feel that other towns & villages across Dorset and the UK could benefit from this type of ground breaking campaign.
For more information about the initiative or to join our campaign please contact: Tracey Watson, 01963 364 276 [email protected]
Like many areas in the county the small town of Stalbridge has seen a high rise in levels of dog mess on their streets, pathways and green areas.
Katie Garland, Chairman of Stalbridge Town Council said 'we recognised that a concerted effort needed to be made to tackle this ever-increasing local problem, we obviously wish to be a pet friendly town and welcome dog walkers. Of course most dog walkers do pick up, unfortunately it’s the minority spoiling it for the wider community. I think the campaign is really eye catching and along with the map will have a positive response.'
The campaign focuses on target areas where dog fouling is prevalent. The council has invested in 55 new signs, commissioned from a local graphic designer, engaging the public to look after their own pathways, streets and green areas by being responsible and ‘bagging and binning’ dog waste at one of the 40 bin locations in the town.
As the campaign slogan says “Help us to keep your pathways and streets in Stalbridge free from dog poo”
In order to help residents achieve the goal of being a “Dog poo free town” the council have had created a “Google My Map” which shows the locations of bins and dog poo bins in Stalbridge, together with pop up reinforcement messages for each map location.
The campaign is ‘hard hitting’ but is lightened in tone by focussing the message based on the viewpoint of the innocent dog, whose owner does not do the right thing by bagging and binning their poo, so phrases like “You’re making us look bad” and “Why is it you don’t’ pick up our poo” are the strong messages displayed to residents as they walk their dogs on the streets, pathways and green spaces of Stalbridge.
As well as being extremely unpleasant, dog poo can be incredibly dangerous to young children and vulnerable people, as well as farm livestock and other animals and with this in mind the Town Council are asking residents and visitors to engage with the new campaign to make their town something to be proud of.
The town council hope that this new initiative will have a significant impact and a positive result in their bid to make Stalbridge a Dog poo free town.
Dorset Councillor, Ward Member for Stalbridge & Marnhull Graham Carr-Jones said “I welcome this new initiative from Stalbridge Town Council. This well thought out campaign and the concerted effort made by all those involved can help Stalbridge become a dog friendly, poo free Town. I think the campaign is perfectly targeted to help solve the problem and feel that other towns & villages across Dorset and the UK could benefit from this type of ground breaking campaign.
For more information about the initiative or to join our campaign please contact: Tracey Watson, 01963 364 276 [email protected]
Here are some of the locations in Stalbridge where we have placed our signs, banners and stickers. You will spot them on your dog walks!
Have a look at our Dog Bin Map while you are out with your dog so you know the shortest route to Bag it and Bin It!
