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social media: ?Be a good human, please. Pick up your family members?poop. It?s the law. And it?s respectful. Don?t be a turd.? Township Parks manager Tab Buckner said the issue at Routley Park is especially troubling considering a small off-leash park is located right at that location with doggie bags available to pet owners. When the parks department does get a complaint about a particular park having a lot of dog excrement they call animal control (Langley Animal Protection Society) to do some patrols of the park. After hearing about Routley Park, he said he is calling LAPS to carry out patrols there.
continues, according to information posted on the Township of Langley website seven months ago. SEE TOWNSHIP INFORM ATION ON PET WASTE There is potential for disease and pathogens in dog excrement, not to mention how disgusting it would be, as a player, to slide in the excrement. ?It?s hard to correct people?s bad behaviour,? said Buckner. His department hasn?t received any complaints recently about either
?We have signage most everywhere prohibiting dogs off-leash. We provide bags at most of our parks and trails and we have signage reminding people to pick up after their pets. But it comes down to people choosing to be responsible dog owners,? said Buckner. ?LAPS is in charge of levying fines, but I?m not aware of what those fines are or if anyone has been fined.? Not picking up your pet?s waste could result in a $100 to $10,000 fine, with a separate fine being issued for each day the offense
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