law about dogs when the law fails

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What legally can you do to dogs when they continue to foul garden? Going to warden does not help and putting down repellents is a waste of money. what legal rights has one to live without that dirt? It is a suburban area. Stopped entrance to back garden so they used the front

i know all the dog law it is not enforced or enforcable, dogs left out early a.m when the warden is not even at work. I do not know the owner or would shove it down his throat

so does one have to put up with it?
 
maybe they are strays, alot of them about and there may be more than one dog. Not much you can do but scoop it up, i am afraid dog laws are very far down the political spectrum in this country at the moment
 
Marietta said:
maybe they are strays, alot of them about and there may be more than one dog. Not much you can do but scoop it up, i am afraid dog laws are very far down the political spectrum in this country at the moment
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they are not strays they are owned by irresponsible people.
 
I like dogs but hate irresponsible owners, and have suffered a bit of bother in the past myself.

What you could do is try to trap the dog and take it to the pound yourself. That will get around the hassle of the warden was caring.
 
I agree with RMFC, capture the dog in your garden and bring him/her to the pound, say you don't recognise the dog so thought the best place to bring him/her was to the pound. It's not theft if you're stealing something from your own front garden. I'm surprised more pets don't end up in the pound with the amount of people that open the door in the morning and kick their pets out on the street to torment the rest of the neighbourhood.

Where I live my dog and I are tormented by dogs out on the streets trying to fight with him and because they're not on leashes and very rarely have collars, it's hard to grab them to try to control the situation. I don't blame the dogs, they're probably bored and miserable from being left out on their own.

From citizensinformation - "Stray dogs are dogs that are in a public place and are not accompanied by the owner or a responsible person. Dogs that are not under proper control are also considered stray dogs. You can receive an on-the-spot fine if your dog is not under proper control. Stray dogs may be seized by the dog warden and the Gardaí and brought to the local dog pound. These dogs may be put down or disposed of if their owners do not claim them within 5 days. If your dog has strayed or is missing, you should contact the local dog pound directly to check whether or not your dog has been picked up. Before you pick up your dog, you will have to pay a re-claim fee and produce a current dog licence. If you do not have a current dog licence, you must obtain one from your local post office before collecting your dog."

And also in relation to dog fouling - "Under new litter laws (Section 22 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997), it is an offence to allow a dog under your control to foul a public place. This means the owner/person in charge of the dog is required under this law to remove dog faeces and dispose of it in a suitable, sanitary manner. You can make a complaint to the District Court under the litter laws against an owner or someone in charge of a dog who allows that dog to foul public places and who fails to act responsibly. Before you do this, you must first inform the dog owner of your intention by completing a special form available from the Dog Control Unit of your local authority. You can read more about litter laws in Ireland here."

Technically speaking the dog isn't under the control of his owner and is a stray so does that leave a bit of grey area. I guess this is why people are told to bring strays to the pound so there isn't this grey area.
 
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How about collecting the offending material and delivering it to the dog's owner, (insisting that the next time it may not be so neatly wrapped).
 
How about doing it the old fashioned way and actually speak to your neighbour about it..
 
RMCF said:
What you could do is try to trap the dog and take it to the pound yourself.
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Its the only real answer. The warden wont take away the dog unless its contained for him during his working hours. Get a dog trap, catch the dog, bring it to the pound - end of problem.
 
truthseeker said:
Its the only real answer. The warden wont take away the dog unless its contained for him during his working hours. Get a dog trap, catch the dog, bring it to the pound - end of problem.
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unless your conscience pricks you at the thought of the dog being put down in 5 days if not collected
 
If a dog owner is negligent enough to throw their dog out on the street all day, I doubt they'd even bat an eyelid to the dog being missing for 5 days...
 
galleyslave said:
its the person taking it to the pound, not the owner I was addressing
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To take it to an extreme - should we have packs of stray dogs running around trying to fend for themselves or should we send them to the pound to be humanely euthanised?

Its a sorry state of affairs to send a dog to the pound. But its a sorrier state of affairs to have irresponsible dog owners letting their dogs run wild around the place in a civilised society.
 
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