среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

Letters sent to stop dog mess

Residents are sending out the message they are unhappy withmessy dog owners.

Two members of Hammersley Hayes Action Group in Cheadle, IanWhitehouse and Fred Statham, started yesterday to deliver 250letters and postcards to houses in their neighbourhood in a bid tocombat dog fouling.

The letters and postcards, which have been printed byStaffordshire Moorlands District Council (SMDC), are aimed atramming home the health dangers posed by dog mess, citing the tragiccase of two-year-old Aimee Langdon, in Manchester, who lost most ofthe sight in her left eye after coming into contact with caninefaeces in a gated play area near her home.

The literature also warns SMDC is to step up patrols ofenforcement officers on the estate

They have also unveiled an anti-dog fouling banner.

Pictured unveiling the banner on the Hammersley Hayes estateare, from left, local partnership officer Ruth Reeves, CouncillorGill Burton, district council portfolio holder for communities, MrStatham and Mr Whitehouse.

Picture by Shaun Smith

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