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Resident urges Baltimore County dog owners to pick up pet waste
Summary
A resident at a Baltimore County meeting warned that dogs produce hundreds of thousands of pounds of waste annually and urged people to dispose of it to limit health and neighborhood impacts.
A resident at a Baltimore County meeting urged local dog owners to pick up and properly dispose of pet waste, saying animals produce large amounts of feces that can harm neighborhoods and public health.
The resident, a public commenter, said, “Did you know that the average dog produces about 3 quarters of a pound of poo each day? And there are almost 200,000 adorable dogs living in Baltimore County. They produce 150,000 pounds of poo each and every day. Oh. 0.”
The commenter said that annual totals are large, adding, “I'm talking over 54,000,000 pounds of bacteria packed, neighborhood degrading, rat attracting, kid and pet sickening, steam polluting poo each and every year. Ew. Ew. That's why it's so important to trash that poo even when it's in your yard. Let's review.”
The meeting record does not identify a formal agenda item, cite public-health studies, or record any follow-up action by the meeting body. The transcript does not specify whether the remarks occurred during a public-comment period or another portion of the meeting.
The speaker's remarks combined a numerical estimate of pet-waste production with appeals to residents' behavior; the transcript does not include supporting data sources beyond the speaker's statements. The record contains no motion or vote tied to the remarks.
