Why are dog owners threatened with fines and prosecution for not cleaning up after their dogs.?

Question

But horse owners are not when horse droppings are left all over footpaths and public roads.

Answer 1

Carnivore p**p (dogs, cats, ferrets, ect) can carry disease which are transmited to humans.

Horse manure does NOT carry diseases which are transmited to humans.

~Garnet

Permaculture homesteading/farming over 20 years

Dog owner over 36 years (currently 5 working farm dogs)

Horse owner over 30 years (currently 9 horses)

Answer 2

That is a good point but horse poo is a lot bigger and you only find them on Country roads. Dogs are verywhere and they poo everywhere and it is not always visible.

Answer 3

hi, its because of the element of risk of disease, horse pooh is used as fertilizer so not much wrong with that, but with dogs its about worms, it can make people blind.

Answer 4

because dog pooh is full of nasty germs with a serious threat to cause blindness,,horse pooh does not have any thing really nasty in it.

Answer 5

hi,Francis,because the police always hit out at the public dog owners,motorists and people who are law abiding citizens ,your correct horse men and women should have there poo per scooper's too

Answer 6

For the simple reason that the human race have the sole rights to defecate on everything and regularly do,check any shop doorway or the beach and dunes at the sea side.Not to mention the swimming pools.Then they have the cheek to tarmac and concrete everything and spare bit of ground in sight,then moan because animals have no-where left to go.

Answer 7

Because the worms often present in dog sh*t (toxicara canis) are capable of causing blindness by invasion of the human eye. Think about it. Horse manure doesn't carry the same risk.

Answer 8

horse droppings are not dangerous and  there usually in the countryside. horses are used to bring people around, like a car...a car gives off a lot more pollutants than horses . We dont have to account for exhaust emmissions because the car serves a purpose. just like a horse.

Answer 9

its a health hazard

Answer 10

Because dog shite is filthy and disease ridden, horse shite makes your roses grow, work it out.

Answer 11

Because horses actually serve a purpose. Transportation.

When is the last time you actually tried to ride a Dog.

(Not including that one night last week when you drank too many wine coolers).

Answer 12

Horse muck is not as offensive as Dog muck.