Savannah Scoopers strives to increase public awareness
and help improve the quality of life in our community.
and help improve the quality of life in our community.
DISEASE PREVENTION
Many veterinarians and microbiologists recommend dog feces be removed from the ground as quickly as possible - especially before a rain. This helps prevent the spread of diseases such as roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms, E-coli, cryptosporidium, salmonella, giardia, campylobacter, and clostridium perfringens (which are all examples of diseases that other pets and humans may contract from contact with dog waster. Studies have shown that just one gram of dog feces can contain 23 million bacteria. Unscooped feces allows these organisms to seep into our soil and eventually get into our water supply.
POLLUTION PREVENTION
Research has been conducted by universities such as Vanderbilt, South Florida, Washington, and Michigan on the effects of run-off in urban water supplies. Although the results cannot be 100% accurate, they have used DNA finger printing to estimate that 20-30% of all pollutants in water can be traced back to dog feces. Many articles about this problem have been published in educational and environmental engineering journals - even in USA Today. The bottom line is that pet waste is a serious issue that has gone unnoticed for too long. It has been the cause of previously untracked human illnesses (especially in children) and closings of beaches and fishing areas across the country.
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