to think that all dogs should be fitted with colostomy bags?

[rolandweary]

that way nobody would have an excuse to leave piles of toxic, disgusting dog filth on public streets, beaches and parks

I also like the "dog DNA database" idea

public health disaster is there

My dog has never made any of our family ill. No-one elses dog has. Our dog hasn't made anyone else ill.

Touch of hyperbole there, I think

if i had my way we wouldnt have dogs in this country. they are disgusting

I think an annual dog licence is the way to go. High enough to pay for itself and top quality poo cleaning service, but not so high it deters the decent dog owning majority from buying one. Say £25 per dog per year?

Local authorities to implement and enforce, perhaps in league with vets. DNA database could be built in at the same time to check and apprehend serial crappers.

Then random checks on dogs to see if they are legit. Big fines for unlicensed muts.

I might even vote for a councillor who stood on that ticket.

As an incentive, a prize draw every month and the winning mut and owner get matching coats.

My dog made me ill when he brough home a rat's head and deposited it on my sofa all chewed up. But I don't think that was a public health diasaster, infact as he caught the rat in the alley while Dh was putting out the bins, he was doing pulic health a favour.

Public health disaster?

10 people a year are affected by Toxocariasis, from dog poo.

In 2007 there were nearly 250'000 casulties involving cars.

This thread really is ridiculous, have a

I like Beer's ideas. Nice and sensible. I'd also pay more than £25 per year per dog. I think £50-£100 per dog is fair. If you cannot afford that then you cannot afford to care for a dg adequately imo.

Let's have a referendum!

If the majority of citizens of this country banned all non working dogs and (ALL cats because none of those lazy fur balls work) then we could all live in relative harmony and I could take my daughter for a walk without having to pay for it with endless horrific clean up operations with special rubber gloves and toothbrushes and paper towels and the STINK of it.

The bad uns have let you dog lovers down.

Down with pet dogs
Down with pet cats
Why don't you pet hysterics turn your attention to people and put them first.

I know, I know, we Brits bloody hate people and love animals, I know, I know but one can DREAM

All traffic wardens should be dog shit wardens too

On the spot harsh fines for wankers who break the law

Nice money maker for the Gov too

Final thought, if other countries manage to implement dog licences, we should be able to manage it too. Set the right price and it would start to pay for itself, imo. Surely some bright PhD student in social sciences or economics should be able to model something that might work? Think of the title

"Craponomics - s study into the feasibility of pay per poo."

I'm there nohunintended

Oh fgs. I have been a dog owner for 2 years. I pick up poo, I don't let my dog run riot in the park and she doesn't bark for hours in the garden annoying neighbours. These anti dog threads are getting on my nerves. There are plenty of parents who are rubbish and let their teenagers swear, vandalize and put graffiti over the village playground. They leave chewing gum on the floor and cigarette butts. Do we brand all parents as irresponsible twits? No.

I have a problem with a local cat that craps all over my garden. Oh that's fine as you can't train a cat. Said cat kills loads of birds and mice....oh that's fine it's a cat. My dog kills one rabbit and suddenly people view her as a rabid beast that might snatch any passing toddler.

Rant over.

Love the fact it corrected twats to twits!

Oh definitely. Muskets at dawn, have the lot of them shot by experts who will reduce their suffering.

Pets suck.
Pet owners suck more

That is my final word on the subject.

rolandweary "so given that dogs are not as important as people..."

See, my dog is much much more important to me than you and all the other twats who think that dogs should be banned or fitted with a colostomy bag.

I mean, really - that was in no way a serious suggestion; you're just trying to stir up dog hatred. I loathe seeing dog shit everywhere, but after your posts I hope you fall over and land with your face in a huge steaming dog turd. It won't be my dog's, unfortunately, as I always pick up after her.

And I wish exactly the same for you Longstocking2.

That would have been good BTP!

Sorry, I said that was my final word but this is:

Nice demonstration of pet lover's misanthropy peering.

Pet lovers will do ANYTHING to justify the selfishness of their pet needs.
Don't get me STARTED on the fact that 95% of dogs I see are not trained and jump all over everybody including little kids.
"Don't worry he's a softy he won't hurt a fly, he's just being friendly!"
(No he isn't, he is being poorly trained and he has just ruined my trousers and got mud on my coat, he is filthy and out of control and you are an idiot to have an untrained dog. That is the case with MOST of you. I see one really well trained dog every five years.)

Longstocking its like you can read my mind

'Don't get me STARTED on the fact that 95% of dogs I see are not trained and jump all over everybody including little kids.' again where the bloody hell do you live?

Even in the hell hole I live in 95% of dogs do not do this, even the dealers down the road control their 3 huge ass dogs. They also pick up their shit. But that could just be to stop their customers treading in it and bringing it into their house.