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Mar 4, 2010
Watch it, or S'pore will be poo-city Paris
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PARISIANS are nonplussed at the elegance and beauty of their city being soiled by pavements littered with dog mess. Singapore seems to be heading down the Parisian path.
It is not uncommon to see dog mess littering parks and pavements. The authorities seem to have a laissez faire attitude towards this, which is somewhat bewildering considering the implications.
While not picking up after your dog is an offence, I am uncertain if this is widely known or enforced, especially among expatriates living here.
I have suggested that posters be displayed to advise the public of the health hazards and the penalty for contributing to this.
Such posters need not be an eyesore if they are displayed on the electric boxes that can be found in parks and along most pavements.
We can wait until it becomes a problem that will be hard to tackle - as in Paris - or we can start to educate and enjoy our parks and pavements.
I have tried to engage the National Environment Agency many times to tackle this problem and perhaps it is time for the public to weigh in as well.
J.A. Bragassam
Watch it, or S'pore will be poo-city Paris
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PARISIANS are nonplussed at the elegance and beauty of their city being soiled by pavements littered with dog mess. Singapore seems to be heading down the Parisian path.
It is not uncommon to see dog mess littering parks and pavements. The authorities seem to have a laissez faire attitude towards this, which is somewhat bewildering considering the implications.
While not picking up after your dog is an offence, I am uncertain if this is widely known or enforced, especially among expatriates living here.
I have suggested that posters be displayed to advise the public of the health hazards and the penalty for contributing to this.
Such posters need not be an eyesore if they are displayed on the electric boxes that can be found in parks and along most pavements.
We can wait until it becomes a problem that will be hard to tackle - as in Paris - or we can start to educate and enjoy our parks and pavements.
I have tried to engage the National Environment Agency many times to tackle this problem and perhaps it is time for the public to weigh in as well.
J.A. Bragassam
