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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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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

During the same five-year period, councils in Northern Ireland received more than 14,000 complaints about dog fouling from members of the public.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2025

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

The latest figures show councils pursued a total of 971 dog fouling cases between 2020 and 2024.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2025

Last year, littering of food and soft drinks went up, while dog fouling and plastic bags declined - the latter after the 5p charge was introduced in England.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2020

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