More than 1,000 complaints were made to Edinburgh council last year about dog poo in parks, on pavements and in other public places - but only three dog owners were prosecuted or handed a fine. The previous year there were just over 750 complaints, but again action was taken in only three cases. Under the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act, passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2003, a person in charge of a dog must clear up any waste. But it is notoriously difficult to enforce the law because the... Read this story
