Dog Waste
‘CSI: Doggy Doo’: Burnaby strata using DNA tests to crack down on pooping pooches
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
PooPrints Canada has set up shop at the Affinity in the 2200 block of Douglas Road. Their mission: to collect a DNA sample from every dog in the building. Continue reading
Vancouver looking for new dog poop solution — if only to make this job disappear
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
Each dog poop bag has to be cut open by hand, the contents liquefied and put straight into the city’s sewage treatment plant. Continue reading
Halifax would like your dog to stop polluting waterways with its poop
Dartmouth’s Lake Banook and Lake MicMac were identified in a pollution control study released earlier this year as having high levels of canine E. coli. Continue reading
Bags of dog poop thrown on North Vancouver condo roof could lead to mischief charge
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
Dozens of bags full of dog excrement are being tossed on a building rooftop in North Vancouver. Continue reading
“If they poop, you must scoop,” urges Kelowna
“While most owners are responsible and pick up after their pets, it only takes a handful to cause a problem,” says Ian Wilson, Park Services Manager. Continue reading
“Terrible practice” of not disposing dog waste in parks has to stop: Coquitlam mayor
The mayor of Coquitlam is sounding off about irresponsible dog owners who are choosing to sling their dogs’ excrement versus disposing it in the garbage. Continue reading