Irresponsible dog owners not picking up after their pooches on pavements in Tenby, are being highlighted by spray paint.
Mess being left along St John’s Hill and down to The Green is seemingly being sprayed-painted bright blue to highlight dog-fouling and prevent pedestrians stepping in it.
One resident close by, told the Observer on Friday: “I’m curious to find out why dog mess that has not been picked up around The Green and St John’s Hill is being painted blue, very bizarre!
Mess being left along St John’s Hill and down to The Green is seemingly being sprayed-painted bright blue to highlight dog-fouling and prevent pedestrians stepping in it. (Observer pic)
“I noticed them for the first time this morning whilst walking my dog and funnily enough someone had not picked up after their dog outside ours this morning.”
In Pembrokeshire, WISE (Waste Investigations Support & Enforcement) enforcement officers are responsible for catching anyone not picking up after their pet.
As well as dog fouling, WISE enforcement officers can issue Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for offences including: littering; fly-tipping; graffiti and fly-posting.
They are also responsible for tackling breaches of byelaws relating to dogs on beaches, between May and October, when the ban is in force across the county.
A Fixed Penalty Notice for dog fouling stands at £150.
Recently, Carmarthenshire County Council have been sharing public CCTV images on social media to try and track down culprits in towns across the county, a ploy that has seemingly worked.
The Council was looking for help to identify individuals persistently caught failing to clear up their dog’s faeces on the streets of Carmarthen, shortly before Christmas.
One resident close by, told the Observer on Friday: “I’m curious to find out why dog mess that has not been picked up around The Green and St John’s Hill is being painted blue, very bizarre!” (Observer pic)
Cllr Aled Vaughan Owen, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Decarbonisation and Sustainability said: “ We are again asking for help from members of the public to identify individuals captured failing to clean up after their dog.”
The Council shared an update on its Facebook page last week, stating: “Thank you to those that have helped us with our investigations. Name has been put forward and the images have now been taken down as our investigation is now closed.
“Dog owners and walkers must clean up after their dog in all public places in Carmarthenshire.”
One council in England has also taken to the spray-painting approach, to start shaming dog owners who do not clear up after their pet, after reports of poo on the street went up by more than a third in a year.
As well enforcing £100 fines, Telford and Wrekin Council started to spray-paint illegal deposits with a stencilled sign towards the end of last year; after the number of incidents reported to and cleared up by the council rose from 823 to 1,119 the year before, the authority said.