>there was an article in today's (8-12) NY Times about birds being poisoned
>in NYC.
>http://www.nytimes,com/yr/mo/day/news/national/regional/ny-poisoned-birds.h
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>Sandi

I read/heard that at one time somebody estimated something like 700 TONS of
dog droppings on New York streets DAILY finally forced a leash/scoop law -
WA was late in getting one and made me very happy. My big beast never got
out of our fenced yard, but I was cleaning the shrubs, sidewalk, and curb
for years from my "good neighbors' " dogs - and replanting some shrubs
that were killed by overdoses of dog urine from other "good neighbors' "
dogs that *were* on leashes and being walked, even our rains didn't help
that much.

In cities where the streets are not washed (with rain) as regularly as
these in the PNW - pigeon droppings are a real problem - healthwise - not
just unsightly.

Toni