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Are you walking on human feces a lot? Hook work was a problem because of a huge lack of sanitary conditions. Less about being barefoot. Would I walk around bare
by infecto 25d ago
Are you walking on human feces a lot? Hook work was a problem because of a huge lack of sanitary conditions. Less about being barefoot. Would I walk around barefoot in my yard? Absolutely.
- graemep 25d agoYou can get parasites from animal faeces too.
- infecto 24d agoFrom being barefoot? I think it’s pretty low on the risk list. There is absolutely an animal hookworm but it does not have the some risk as human hookworm. Sure if you eat the poop in your backyard you might get something so that is always important to think about!
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- paulryanrogers 24d agoPlenty of people have a backyard garden...
- infecto 24d agoI am still missing the point sorry. Infection risk from parasites is quite low via ingestion and even lower via skin. It’s quite low of a risk for ground vegetables and it’s why you want to rinse everything off to begin with. Non-zero but highly unlikely. Some eggs can last years but again washing your produce off is important.
- paimapi 24d agoI live in a city and I cannot tell you how often I see dogshit on the sidewalk, like just in the middle of the sidewalk the only neighborhoods where I don't see this are the ones where there's some nice retired older person who diligently cleans the shit up. but it's not like they bleach the spot, they just pick up most of the poop. so yeah, there's feces everywhere it also doesn't help that we have bottom tier public restrooms available on a per-capita basis, at least here in the US: https://thronelabs.co/blog/where-have-all-the-public-restrooms-gone-in-the-u-s https://thronelabs.co/blog/where-have-all-the-public-restroo...
- infecto 24d agoI live in a city too but don’t share the same problem as you in my yard! Sorry about that!
- herbst 24d agoHonestly that sounds horrible. In most of the civilized modern world that problem is solved tho and people pick up after their dogs
- ivandenysov 24d agoAnecdotally not in Berlin, Rome, or Dublin.
- astura 24d agoSadly most dog owners only pick up after their dog if someone else is around/watching. Most people on rural neighborhoods won't pick it up at all. https://archive.is/lcEzs https://archive.is/lcEzs
- herbst 24d agoSad to here. I lively in a quiet remote place in the mountains and I usually only find fox shit, or occasional cat shit if anything. People here in Switzerland do usually care. And I got the same impression from _most_ our neighbour countries.
- testfoobar 24d agoI walk my dog twice a day every day rain or shine. I've picked up his poop 100% of the time - as do most other members of my suburban community. Our parks and sidewalks are mostly dog poop free. Having said that, I've observed four cases where dog poop is more likely left behind. 1. Small dogs - owners of small dogs seem far more likely to leave dog poop behind. Perhaps because they think the poop is itself small? 2. Older owners (often owners of small dogs, but not always) - seem to care less. 3. Off leash dogs in parks - will often poop at the far edges of parks while their owners chat. Edges of parks and near bushes are minefields. 4. Rainy days - people just want to get home, clean off their dog and be done. So they seem more likely leave poop behind.