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Here's a related phenomenon. What's up with people who bag up their dog poop, and then just leave the bag? Especially out in the woods? I see it constantly. The
by jaredhallen 3y ago
Here's a related phenomenon. What's up with people who bag up their dog poop, and then just leave the bag? Especially out in the woods? I see it constantly. They went to the trouble to bring the bags and bag up the poop, and actually made the situation worse. Bagged up it can't naturally decompose, and they've added the bag as a piece of litter.
- tommiegannert 3y agoThis claim requires more data. It could be that there's a natural accident rate, where bags end up dropped without intent. With enough dog owners in the area, it would be difficult to distinguish the two. What matters then is whether they regret, and will seek to improve, their accident rate. Even harder to figure that out without a focused study.
- jaredhallen 3y agoWell I haven't systematically recorded the instances and cross referenced it against the prevalence of dog presence, obviously. Nor do I feel the need to. It's ubiquitous and absolutely not accidental, at least in most cases. The only two possible explanations I can think of are that a) people are under the impression that forests have janitorial staff that will collect the bags or b) they believe that the bags will somehow keep the environment "cleaner" by containing the germs?
- jstarfish 3y agoOne of the leashes I use has a hook to hang bags by the knot. They occasionally fall off.