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The scoop on poop
By Gina Spadafori
November 30, 2006
Everything you ever wanted to know, from the Oregonian in Portland:
Dog waste, in particular, is a big problem: Mike Oswald of Multnomah County Animal Services says the county has about 40,000 registered dogs and that only about one-third of dogs are typically registered. With each dog creating about 5 pounds of waste a week, according to [Alan] Pietrovito [owner of a poop-scooping business], that’s a lot of waste flushed into sewers or washed down storm drains and into the watershed.
Pietrovito hopes his group will soon be a collective of Portland-area pet service professionals working toward responsible pet ownership and environmental protection. He has launched a Web site, stumptowndawg.org and contacted other pet waste personnel in town along with environmental organizations, dog groomers and walkers, and other animal-related businesses. He envisions signs and billboards and maybe celebrity backing.
Hmmmm. Wonder what celeb will be the first to stand up for dog poop?
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