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dog fouling

British  

noun

  1. the offence of being in charge of a dog and failing to remove the faeces after it defecates in a public place

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A Cardiff rugby club has said dog fouling on its playing fields is a "huge problem" which has been causing tension within the community.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Posting on social media, Hay St Mary's football club in Hay-on-Wye said dog fouling was "an ongoing problem and we will not accept it any longer".

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Figures obtained by BBC News NI show Northern Ireland's eleven councils recorded almost 1,000 dog fouling related incidents between 2020 and 2024.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025

In the three years to December 2022, there were on average 1,288 street cleansing requests a year relating to dog fouling in the city.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023

A spokeswoman for the business confirmed there had been "instances of dog fouling recorded over the trial period".

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2023

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