Health concerns Pooper-scooper

a sign instructing park-goes courteous , pick after pet image of pooper-scooper.

dog droppings 1 of leading sources of e. coli (fecal coliforms) bacterial pollution, toxocara canis , neospora caninum helminth parasite pollution. 1 gram of dog feces contains on 20,000,000 e. coli cells. while individual animal s deposit of feces not measurably affect environment, cumulative effect of thousands of dogs , cats in metropolitan area can create serious problems due contamination of soil , water supplies. runoff neglected pet waste contaminates water, creating health hazards people, fish, ducks, etc.

the situation particularly dire in germany, estimated 1400 tonnes of feces deposited daily on public property. citizen commission (2005) overwhelmingly recommended plan break @ 7 months. dna samples required when pet licenses come renewal. within year, database of 12,500 registration-required canine residents available sanitation workers sample-test kits. evidence submitted forensics laboratory technicians readily match waste dog. prospect of prompt fine equivalent $600 (at 2005 exchange rate) assure preventive compliance, cover costs. in adult dogs, infection toxocara canis asymptomatic can fatal in puppies. number of various vertebrates, including humans, , invertebrates can become infected toxocara canis. humans infected, other paratenic hosts, ingestion of embryonated t. canis eggs. disease caused migrating t. canis larvae (toxocariasis) results in visceralis larva migrans , ocularis larva migrans. clinically infected people have helminth infection , blindness.