‘Public won’t buy’ into new dog fouling pledge designed to target increasing mess

‘Public won’t buy’ into new dog fouling pledge designed to target increasing mess

A Co Down councillor has warned the “public won’t buy” into a new dog fouling pledge as a long awaited council app is about to go live to target increasing mess. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has confirmed 244 complaints made about dog poo in the last financial year, but only five fixed penalty notices. A committee report now shows the local authority is about to launch an app to tackle dog fouling incidents in the district later in th…