Dog walkers can be fined up to £1,000 for not clearing up their pets' waste

By Hugh Fort

Council bosses are not happy. Credit: getreading

Dog walkers in a wealthy Berkshire village are clearly too posh to pick up poo after enough mess to fill up eight large bin bags was found on a footpath.

Wokingham Borough Council's top councillor for environment has slammed the selfish behaviour of dog walkers in Remenham after the waste was found on the path close to Remenham Woods.

Cllr Norman Jorgensen, executive member for environment, said the find in the village near Henley-on-Thames was just one example of a problem that blights the borough's footpaths and open spaces

He said: "Anti-social behaviour comes in many forms and people who leave their dog mess around are guilty of it.

"The amount found in Remenham did shock us, but sadly it was just one bad example of what we suffer in many locations.

"People need to realise that just bagging up their dog's waste is not good enough – they need to take it away and dispose of it properly.

"We urge people to bag up their waste and take it home; it is not difficult to do and it leaves a lot more pleasant environment behind for other to enjoy."

Dog walkers caught not cleaning up their pets' mess can be fined, and if they refuse to pay, can be taken to court and made to pay up to £1,000.