Poetic genius from our friends at Snohomish County Public Works –
If taking care of number two
is number one to you,
then picking up your doggy doo
should matter lots to you.Doogies don’t just fade away
or fertilize the grass;
lawn sausages will keep for weeks
releasing noxious gas.About the time you think they’re gone
they’ve only just begun,
emitting bad bacteria
and foul things one by one.Cam-py-lo-bac-ter-i-a
and E. co-li are bad;
Giardia may sound like fun
But it will make you sad.The rains, they come and wash the dung
just as it turns ripe,
down a swirling storm drain
and out into a pipe.The pipe goes on for miles and miles
or further it may seem,
and then it pumps the poopie out
right into a stream!Nuggets don’t belong in streams
where salmon try to swim;
some day that fish could be your meal
on a hungry whim.So scoop the poop and bag it
and place it in the trash;
your doggy doo reflects on you,
It’s what your puppy passed!
Hi, folks! I’m a dog person in San Francisco, looking for clever and effective ways to encourage us to pay attention to deposits left behind. We have a very active off-leash culture here, which is easier to justify when we keep public spaces clean. Thanks for your poetry!