DOG mess is causing such concern for some residents in the Driffield area that they are taking their own action to encourage people to clear up after their animals.
Wansford Road resident Ann Bennett, pictured, was so disgusted with the state of the footpath and grassed area outside her home that she has put up her own sign inviting dog walkers to use the poo bags provided to clean up after their animals.
And one Hutton Cranswick resident has set up a name and shame website in a bid to stop “filthy dog owners” turning the village into a “cesspit”.
Ann, who has lived on Wansford Road for over 20 years, said the dog mess along that particular stretch of road is now the worst she has ever seen, branding it “an absolute disgrace.”
“It’s just getting to a point now where even the dogs can’t walk down there,” said Ann, who owns a Lahasa Apso and a British Bull Dog.
“I have never ever known it quite as bad as this.
“I know we have got two new housing estates that we never used to have so we are getting more people with dogs,” Ann added.
And Ann is not alone in taking action to stop the problem of dog fouling in the area.
A website called ‘Hutton Cranswick in Poop’ has been created by one resident who has vowed to name and shame those who allow their dogs to foul the pavements and footpaths.
Under the headline ‘Dog Poop Blooming in East Yorkshire Village’ the web page states: “If Dog poo’s your thing then the picturesque East Yorkshire village of Hutton Cranswick is the place for you.
“It comes in all shapes sizes colours and can be found on pavements the village green and even outside the local convenience store, dog poo appears to be blooming as more and more villagers fail to clean up after their poo poo machines.”
The website’s creator has invited other concerned residents to submit photo evidence of dog walkers letting their dogs foul in the village by email to derrickfox6@gmail.com
The website can be found at http://huttoncranswickinbloom.wordpress.com/