Reasons to Pick Up after Your Pet

Canine Parvo was brought to recent attention with Oprah’s loss of Ivan and Sadie’s steps to recovery. Parvovirus is spread through canine feces. It’s a danger to puppies while being vaccinated and to older dogs with aging immune systems. Perhaps the spread of this disease could be lessened if people picked up after their pets.

Dog waste is listed as one of the top contributors to bacteria in contaminated water. Dog feces can carry E-coli, salmonella and giardia.

The Virginia Department of Conservation lists 10 reasons to be a Pooper-Scooper. A few of the reasons given were that people can step in the waste and spread it to their home and office environment, the waste can get carried away into waterways, and roundworms and hookworms can be transmitted to humans and other animals. To read all 10 reasons, please click here.