TARBERT DOG OWNER FINED

[Kintyre Forum News]

TARBERT DOG OWNER FINED

A dog owner in Tarbert has been fined after they allowed their dog to foul in a public place and failed to clean up after it.

Argyll and Bute Council’s Environment Warden and Pest Control Officer were carrying out a joint patrol of the football park in Tarbert on Thursday evening (31st May) when they witnessed a dog owner allowing their animal to foul on the pitch.

The Council officers asked the dog owner to remove the animal’s mess. However, the dog owner did not have a suitable bag. As a result the officers had no choice but to issue a fixed penalty.

This particular area of Tarbert generates a lot of complaints from the public about dog fouling and is regularly patrolled by Council Officers in an effort to make dog owners aware of their responsibilities.

This area, and similar other areas, will continue to be patrolled until the problems associated with dog fouling are under control.