Anybody know the legality of this?
I don't own a dog - neither does my neighbour - but today there was a large pile of dog poo in next doors front garden, with a swarm of flies around it. As he was out I decided to do him a good turn and get rid of it. I picked it up with a garden shovel, as I was gardening, and threw it into the middle of the road, thinking cars would soon squash it and it would dry out and be carried away. Anyway - almost instantly a neighbour from over the road, who I've never really spoken to before, came running out with her dogs - claiming I was guilty of dog fouling and she was going to report me to Environmental Health! Can you be guilty of such an offence for moving somebody else's mess? Maybe if I'd had time to think I'd have buried it in the soil or something - but there's no way I'm picking up dog mess even with a bag. The only thought I had was to get it out of the garden quick. I half suspect it could be her dog who did it - because there are no other dogs anywhere near by.
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