Friars Gardens being used as dog toilet - it MUST stop!
As one of the residents who look after Friars Gardens, I am dismayed when we do some gardening/ watering at the amount of fresh dollops of dog mess we find each time. It's obvious by the quantity found that this isn't accidental, though a fair amount of owners are looking at their phones instead of their dogs and probably miss some by mistake. No this is deliberate and selfish breaking of the park bye-laws.Today at 4.30pm, whilst I was talking to a roofer in front of my house, I saw a slim young man with dark hair and pale white skin and a pink t-shirt fail to pick up a huge dollop of doggy mess from his squatting bull-dog. He ran off before I could confront him, but if anyone knows this dog-owner, please tell him that I have circulated his description to the residents around the green. And he should know that as some of us gardeners have the Ealing Council park ranger on speed dial, we will not hesitate to call the ranger up should the young man appear with his dog and no bag to pick-up. He rides his bike fast and will be up here in a jiffy.I don't think I have to remind people that Friars Gardens is a public open space and is used not just by those exercising their dogs, but by children and gardeners. Dog poo is toxic and very harmful to plants and it is dangerous to small children should they get it in their eyes - it can blind! And all of us gardeners are very tired now of the amount of times we get it on our shoes.Any suggestions about what can be done?
Juliet McDonald ● 2445d2 Comments