Dog Fouling Initiative

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Dublin City Council is committed to combating dog fouling through various initiatives, including providing free doggie  bags, arranging signage and   audio visual messages to  promote responsible ownership. Dublin City Council  also promote  the Green Dog Walker initiative to  encourage all dog owners  and dog walkers to be responsible  and pick up after their dogs immediately and “Bag it and Bin it”  so that they can  contribute  to a cleaner and healthier city for everyone.

Dublin City Council are core members of “Leave No Trace Ireland who carried out a Behaviour and Attitudes  survey on dog fouling on behalf of DCC. The results can be seen below.

Dog Fouling Initiative
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Green Dog Walker Initiative

Green Dog Walkers Initiative is a friendly way to change attititudes about dog fouling.  To take part in the project you take a pledge volunteering to accept a Green Dog Walkers armband/bag dispenser and pledge to take part  by cleaning up after your dog, carry extra dog bags to give to other dog walkers and at no time be aggressive or confrontational.

To be part of the initiative, you are asked to take a pledge volunteering to accept a Green Dog Walkers armband/bag dispenser, to clean-up after your dog, to carry extra dog bags to give to other dog walkers and to at no time be aggressive or confrontational when walking your dog. An information leaflet about the initiative and a pledge form are available below.

Download Green Dog Walker leaflet
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Contact Details
01 222 2222