Poop and Scoop or Risk a Visit From The Postie

In Madrid, dog poo left in public places is mailed back to owners

Littering public places makes me steam under the collar, so when I saw this article it made me smile.

http://www.springwise.com/madrid-dog-poo-left-public-places-mailed-owners/

Poop Machine? ..... Moi?

Housesitters get very adapt at the "Poop and Scoop" routine.  It amazes me though how many people walk their dogs in areas that have a lot of time and effort afforded them by local council, but still, despite the signs, don't scoop.

The Madrid council mentioned in the article had such a bad problem with doggie doo that it took radical action to get a decline in people leaving poop on the ground.

They got people out on the streets spying on the naughty people who didn't do the right thing.  The inspector would then go over and bag the poop, then find a way to get in conversation with the owner, eventually leaving with the dogs name and breed.  This info then got fed into the council's pet database and bingo - a couple of days later the little parcel got delivered back to the offending owners, via the postie, with a note saying next time it would be a fine.

It decreased the problem by 70% - good result I'd say!


Of course my part time pets always insist they get picked up after and I can generally be assured of finding several plastic bags in my jacket pockets even if I'm not currently minding a dog!

“Integrity is doing the right thing,
even when no one is watching.” 
C.S. Lewis

Its interesting how people will do the wrong thing when they think there is a slim chance of getting away with it, but as soon as they know someone is watching, suddenly they start doing the right thing.  Would it not just be easier to do the right thing up front?  What do you reckon?