Doggie Doings: Environmental Pollution in the UK

Doggie Doings Environmental pollution in the UK We really care about our dogs, but their impact on our environment can be telling. Please remember to clear up after your dog if it fouls in public. 8.5 MILLION DOGS IN THE UK 3. 1,000 £1,000 TOXOCARIASIS ROUNDWORM CAN BE TONNES OF DOG WASTE SPREAD VIA INFECTED OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP THEIR DOG FAECES. GIARDIASIS - MOST COMMONLY CAUSED BY DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATED WITH PRODUCED EVERY DAY DOG'S MESS. FAILURE TO DO SO CAN RESULT IN A FIXED PENALTY NOTICE STOOLS CONTAINING THE GIARDIA INTESTINALIS IF THE CASE GOES TO COURT, A £1000 FINE CAN BE IMPLEMENTED PARASITES. 3. 365K TONNES £22m SPENT BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ENCOURAGE DOG OWNERS TO CLEAN UP THEIR PET'S WASTE THAT'S 365,000 TONNES PER YEAR. THE EQUIVALANT IN WEIGHT TO THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING 80 CASES OF ROUNDWORM INFECTION ARE REPORTED EVERY YEAR ACCORDING TO THE NHS COPYRIGHT © 2014 ANIMED DIRECT LIMITED Animed Direct - Unit 12b Progress Way, Mid Suffolk Business Park, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7HU - 07007357 England and Wales 01379 871051 - [email protected] http://animeddirect.co.uk Animed SOURCES: Pet food manufacturers association: http://www.pfma.org.uk/pet-population/ BBC News, 2013 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22853270 NHS Direct http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/encyclopaedia/r/article/roundworm/ Keep Britain Tidy - http://www2.keepbritaintidy.org/keyissues/dogfouling/default, aspx Environmental Law - http://www.environmentlaw.org.uk/rte.asp?id-50 International Journal of Environment and Waste Management - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140403132113.htm Cutting the cost of pet care Oirect