This is a pet waste
station at the apartment complex that I live in. The station provides
pick-up bags and a trash can to deposit pet waste into. This is an
example of public health because it promotes cleanliness around the
complex and makes it substantially easier for people to ensure that
pet waste is not left around the grounds. Pet waste can transmit
disease and be full of parasites, not to mention the nasty smell and
possibility of someone stepping in it. Rather than bringing their own
bag from their own apartment and having to walk it all the way to the
one dumpster in the complex, pet owners are provided bags and a trash
can, minimizing the inconvenience of picking up after their dogs. I
chose this example because I have two dogs and I use this station
every day. Since this station was put in, I do not have to look
around my apartment for grocery bags to use when I take the dogs
outside. It is important that others see this as an example of public
health because of the health risks that can be associated with not
picking up after your animals. Hopefully everyone around the complex
sees how easy these stations make it to do your responsibility of
cleaning up pet waste.
I completely agree with you Bill. One of my friends has a dog that i watch all of the time and I always use the stations. It makes me upset when I see pet owners take their dogs out and don't use the stations that are so easily accessible to them. These pet waste stations make life a lot easier for pet owners as well as people who don't have pets because if the stations are utilized the way that they should, people wouldn't have to worry about stepping in feces. great post!
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