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dog fouling

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noun

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

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Charity campaign Keep Wales Tidy said the focus should be on owners taking more responsibility, especially as the winter months usually bring a "huge uptick" in dog fouling cases.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2025

Eric Randall, chief executive of environmental charity Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, said dog fouling was a "serious problem".

From BBC Aug. 9, 2025

A council report states, however, that the number of dog fouling complaints raised by the public is low and mostly reflects apathy with lack of enforcement rather than concern about the problem.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2023

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

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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