In case it isn’t painfully obvious, not picking up after your dog is a crappy thing to do.
Stray dog poop left behind continues to be a problem in New York City, so much so that the Department of Sanitation has done patrols and even stakeouts to catch negligent pet parents in the act. However, as the site The City reports, those efforts haven’t accomplished much.
“The chances of someone not picking up after their dog while an enforcement officer is watching is very, very slim,” acting Department of Sanitation commissioner Javier Lojan said during a recent budget meeting. “So slim, that we issued just two summonses for failure to remove canine waste in 2025.”
Lojan added that the onus of the issue remains on dog owners.
“But really, every dog owner knows what they are supposed to do,” Lojan said. “In consideration of their neighbors, they should do the right thing and pick up after their dogs.”
We want to stress that none of the dogs are at fault here, and are all very good.