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Doggy Doo Dilemma

Pick Up After Your Pet. Pet waste is litter. Pet litter is full of bacteria, parasites and other pathogens that pose a serious health risk to humans. Dog urine burns lawns, plants and shrubs with its high nitrogen and salt content… so what can you do?

You can help!

Encourage pet owners to pick up after their pets
Remove & properly dispose of your pets waste
Grab bags at dog bag dispensers in local parks and on the Greenway

Cleaning up after pets is not just part of being a responsible resident; it’s a law to protect neighbors and natural resources.

Click HERE for a step by step guide on picking up dog doo. If you have a neighbor that doesn’t pick up after their pet, print this out and give this to them as a friendly reminder to do their “civic doody”.

Click HERE to read a “Citizenship Matters” editorial on picking up after your pet.

Be a ”Doggy Doo-Gooder”

Help KEB spread awareness on the issue by sending your “Doggy Doo-Gooder” photos to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The subject line should read “Doggy Doo-Gooder”.

Show us your furry family!

Awareness Entries

Submitted by: Kimberly Eli

Hi! I enjoyed the article in Sunday's newspaper. I am a professional pet sitter. I don't leave the house without my "tools" of the trade, including pick-up bags & treats! I have even offered a bag to someone when I've seen them leave their dog's mess behind. The look on their face says it all sometimes. I walk dogs all over the tri-state. I wouldn't dream of leaving a mess behind. And, I see people watching as we walk by them. In downtown Evansville, I've even had them stop and thank me for cleaning up the mess.

Picking up after your dog IS a big deal, but should be second nature. It's surprising, yet shameful, that everyone doesn't see it this way.

Enjoy the pictures. One is just for fun. The other is actually two of my three babies. The Great Dane's name is Coal (short for charcoal) and the Vizsla is Cinni (short for Cinnamon).

Happy Trails to you & yours!
Jessica
Waggin' Trail Pet Sitting & Walking Services

Arizona is attempting to legislate the act of responsible pet ownership by fining those caught not poop scooping. There are many dog parks and greenways and lots of free doggie litter bags available. There is a container next to every dispenser of bags so it couldn't be any easier. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen people out with their dogs who just go off and ignore the 'pile'. I was cussed at and threatened for suggesting it might be a better idea to pick it up and put it in the container right next to poop pile than to leave it on the ground.

Now I live in beautiful southern Indiana in a wonderful little neighborhood where only 3 residents actually walk their dogs and we all scoop the poop! However, neighbors from the adjacent subdivision come to our tiny cul-de-sac for the specific purpose of allowing their dogs to poop and flee. One neighbor comes every morning at 8:30 a.m. ... he's regular and so is the dog! I've suggested he bring bags with him and his response is, "So what, it's an empty lot ... " Pointing out that a house is 20 feet from where his dog just went potty has no effect on his decision to poop and go.

It's a lost cause*, I fear.
Mary Ann Lowrance
Evansville, IN

*Let's change this! Spread the word about the Doggie Doo Dilemma and help Keep Evansville Beautiful!

Submitted by: Craig

Litter Hotline

"Litter Hurts Everyone" Litter Hotline 453-9876

Litter Hotline Billboard

Organizing Your Cleanup

Just the facts...

10-minute blitz clean

Grab two to 10 friends
Give each person a plastics bag, saved for reuse from a trip to the store
Provide each person with a pair of gloves or litter grabbers
Read more: Organizing Your Cleanup

Great American Cleanup

GREEN STARTS HERE!

Last year Keep Evansville Beautiful had over 1500 people remove 170,000 pounds of litter from our community without cost to the taxpayer!

We are part of the four million volunteers beautifying the country!

Let’s make this another GREAT year!

Donate, participate and support the Great American Cleanup today! Here's how!

Litter Prevention

The number one littered object: Cigarette Butts

Be environmentally responsible:

Properly dispose your cigarette butts in an astray.
Field strip your cigarette butts-cigarette filters will NOT decompose!
Use a pocket ashtray when away from community ashtrays or receptacles.
NEVER toss a cigarette butt out the car window. It takes 1-5 years for a cigarette butt to breakdown, causing clogged waste water systems.

Cigarette littering can result in fines of $1,000 and more!
Stop inside the KEB office to get a FREE pocket ash tray!