Dog wardens tweeting to Bay pet owners
TORBAY dog wardens are busy tweeting to welcome in the summer.
Many people will be visiting Torbay's beaches and, for some, a trip to the beach wouldn't be the same without their dog.
This summer, Torbay Council is reminding all dog owners to respect other beach users and to pick up after their pooch.
Dog owners are also reminded that bagged mess can be disposed of in a red doggy bin or any other standard public litter bin in Torbay.
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A list of dog-friendly beaches in Torbay can be found in the beaches section of the council website at www.torbay.gov.uk/dogsonthebeach and these pages also show those beaches that are prohibited to dogs during the summer months.
Torbay Council's dog wardens work with residents all year round to try and catch the minority of irresponsible dog owners who choose to flout the rules by failing to pick up after their dog.
The dog wardens can frequently be found patrolling the beaches and parks across Torbay.
As well as issuing fixed-penalty notices to those who fail to pick up, the dog wardens deal with reports of stray dogs, giving advice to residents, supporting the police with any dangerous dog reports, issuing fixed-penalty notices to those caught littering in Torbay and preparing case files for prosecution at court.
To help Torbay's dog wardens in the fight against fouling, residents are reminded not to approach offenders directly but to report them to Torbay Council on 01803 208025.
The information of most help to the dog wardens includes a description of the dog and their owner, the date, time and location where the offence was witnessed and a vehicle registration of the dog owner, if available.
To help keep residents informed about the work of the dog wardens, they can now be followed on Twitter — sign up to https://twitter.com and follow @torbaydogwarden.
Cllr Alison Hernandez, Torbay Council's executive lead for involved and healthy communities, is a keen tweeter herself and feels that social media is an ideal way to communicate information quickly and effectively to as many local residents as possible.
She said: "Several teams within Torbay Council are taking advantage of Twitter as a means of communicating with residents.
"A minority of dog owners cause dog fouling on our beaches, in our parks and on our streets.
"The dog wardens work with responsible and considerate residents to catch those who are irresponsible.
"I'm pleased that residents in Torbay who wish to support the dog wardens, keep informed as to what they've been doing and find out about some of their more light-hearted anecdotes now have the opportunity to follow them on Twitter."
Comments
by Bagabagaboom
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 7:06PM
“Let me know when you can 'tweet' councillors out of the town hall.”
by MrClutterbut
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 4:37PM
“And why should the public approach them? We pay dog wardens to do that. When I asked a dog warden why they didn't catch more of them, act as a real deterrent, he said it was because they ******* on the pavement out of office hours and the department didn't have the money for overtime. For crying out loud, it's a £1000 fine. Wouldn't a few of those pay for a bit of overtime and a fake bush to hide behind?
I'm a dog owner, by the way.”
by MrClutterbut
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 4:31PM
“Inform dog owners? Show me one dog owner that doesn't know that dog fouling is wrong. These people don't need informing of anything. Stop *****-footing around a slap a few maximum fines these ********s. Word gets around that letting a dog **** on the pavement will cost a grand, they'll soon stop.”
by realityzone
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 2:03PM
“Richard_Heed is quite right. If you approach someone who is offending and it does result in a confrontation and even violence directed towards you, don't imagine that the law will support you. They might, but it is just as likely that you will be arrested with all that means for your dignity and privacy. The so called forces of law and order are now on a short fuse, increasingly frightened of the likelihood of people taking the law into their own hands because they do realise that, with no fear of the consequences from any other source, that is more likely to happen and that they therefore have to contain it.”
by Richard_Heed
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 9:59AM
“Pingu - I thinkk more people would approach the offenders directly if they felt they would be supported by the authorities. When approaching offenders was supported by the authorities people did it. Now the authorities tell us to keep away, don't try and make this world a better place, think about the human rights of the offenders, or it will be you who ends up in court. We have let Blackberry nosing liberals take over.”
by Richard_Heed
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 9:46AM
“Catching people is one thing, but we don't seem to be able to hand out deterents, we lose the bottle when it comes to punishments. Until we are able to deter the offenders all the tweeting in the world will not make any difference.”
by Pingu007
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 9:42AM
“Why not approach offenders directly? Of course, the council can't suggest that you DO, but every single time I've told off someone, they've picked up their dog poo. Even massive tattooed types with dead eyes and a hungry-looking staffie. Yes, I get told to effing well mind my own business, but I retort that blind and disabled people live round these parts (which they do) and they might have an accident as a result of it being there. Even among these types, being seen as anti-disabled is a no-no (weird, that: why can't we tap into that psychology?), so they do something about it. Probably just put it in someone's hedge once they're out of sight, but it's a start.
Perhaps if we were all just a little bit less tolerant of these sorts of people (litter droppers, too), our streets wouldn't be in the mess they are. And perhaps Hernandez needs to take her nose out of her Blackberry (or whatever it might be) and start taking some notice of her surroundings.”
by realityzone
Tuesday, July 10 2012, 8:33AM
“It may be that Councillor Hernandez has a personal enthusiasm for tweeting but it may not be the best way to inform people. A well designed web page would be much more useful than Twitter which is not followed by large numbers who regard it as too trivial to get involved with.”