Your Call annual report 2012 - Blackburn with Darwen Borough ...

Thank you!
For cleaning
up your dog
mess today.
CHAMPION DOG OWNER!
YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CALL
Clean and green
The Council’s Your Call campaign is looking to recruit more
residents who will help fight dog fouling.
The residents will champion responsible dog ownership and
be the front line in tackling the blight of dog mess in some
neighbourhoods.
The Council has developed dog solution sessions, two hour
workshops which will train volunteers to be dog champions.
The champions are encouraged to report incidents, survey
areas for fouling, support owners who do pick up their dog’s
mess and hand out bags and generally stand up for being
responsible. They also come up with new ideas to solve the
problem.
The workshops were piloted in two neighbourhoods, Ivy Street
and Roe Lee.
More than 10 champions have already been recruited.
One champion is Jason Walker, who has been on a dog
solutions workshop.
The 32-year-old, who is studying for a degree at the University
Centre of Blackburn, believes it is a ‘major issue’ particularly in
the Roe Lee area where he lives.
“I find dog fouling very offensive, I feel very strongly that dog
fouling should not be tolerated on our streets,” added Jason.
“It is the responsibility of the dog owner or the person in charge
of the dog to clear up any dog foul left by their dog.“
Jason and fellow volunteers go out regularly talking to dog
walkers, informing them about the seriousness of dog fouling
and the possible fines they may occur if they let their dog foul.
“I personally think it’s great that people show they care about
the area in which they live and are willing to get out there to
help tackle the problem,” he added.