Lake Hiawatha ??? Look, but don???t touch???
From:
Steve Basile
Date:
May 08 18:55 UTC
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I recently rescued a dog from a rural shelter and will soon take him for
lake walks. We always carry pet waste bags and pick up after him on
neighborhood walks.
Can you please explain how pets dipping in lakes and uncollected pet waste
washing into lakes are connected? Thanks.
Steve Basile
> From: Willy Lee <>
> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 08:41:26 -0500
> To: Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum
> <>
> Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Lake Hiawatha ??? Look, but don???t touch???
>
> I appreciate that dogs like to swim, but pet waste is a huge factor in E.
> coli levels in urban lakes. (I'm not saying your dog poops in the lake.) If
> you dog needs a swim, please consider taking them to the river dog park
> where the ecosystem is better able to deal with it.
>
> http://www.town.williston.vt.us/mgr/environ/petwaste.htm
>
