Revealed: Hackney’s dog fouling hotspot
A crackdown on irresponsible dog owners in Hackney is beginning.
The Chatsworth Road area has been revealed as Hackney’s number one hotspot for dog fouling as a crackdown on irresponsible dog owners in the borough begins.
The neighbourhood in Clapton, which has seen 96 reported cases of owners failing to clean up after their dogs this year so far, is the starting location for a new campaign calling on dog owners in Hackney to ‘bag it and bin it’ in response to concerns from residents about dog mess.
The campaign will see new signage stencilled on pavements, work with schools to educate about responsible dog ownership, and increased enforcement from the council’s street cleaning teams.
Pupils from three primary schools across the borough, including at Clapton’s Daubeney Primary School, have designed posters to support the campaign, with the winning design set to be installed in hotspot areas.
Hackney Council spends millions of pounds a year keeping Hackney’s streets clean, and last year issued more than 1,500 fines for things like dog fouling, littering and fly-tipping.
In the last year Council teams removed over 28,000 fly tips, more than 31,000 incidents of graffiti and flyposting, and responded to nearly 3,000 littering and dog fouling reports.
“We’re proud of Hackney’s streets, which is why we invest millions each year in keeping them clean. Over the last year we’ve issued three fines a day on average for littering, dog-fouling and other offences.
“But, while Keep Britain Tidy’s independent surveys show that our streets are cleaner than the average across London, we know there is more to do – and we need our community to help us.”
“You can help by reporting dog mess and other issues, so that we can take action and send our crews to where they are needed. And our message to dog owners is clear – bag it and bin it.”
Cllr Sarah Young, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport
Irresponsible dog owners face £100 on the spot penalties and court fines of up to £1,000.
Dog fouling that has not been cleared up should be reported using the Report a problem page reportaproblem.hackney.gov.uk/ or by using the Fix My Street app.