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Please clean up after your pets!
By the numbers
Clackamas County has almost 100,000 dogs of all shapes and sizes. On average, a dog excretes 0.75 pounds of waste per day. That adds up nearly 13,000 tons of pet waste in our county per year!
Reasons to scoop
- Dog poop is classified as a pollutant not fertilizer. It can destroy grass.
- Some dog poop contains harmful diseases.
- Rain washes dog poop into streams and rivers, where we swim and get our drinking water.
- Dog poop can be a hazard for other animals as well as people.
- Cleaning up after your pet is always the right thing to do.
Grab a bag before your next walk, and tell your friends to do the same. Our water will be much healthier.
