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LETTER: Dog dirt - hefty fines suggested

Okanagan might solve poop problem by implementing hefty fines like the U.K.
Jennifer Smith
Jennifer Smith
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The United Kingdom fines owners a hefty price for not picking up after their pets. (Contributed)

To the editor:

A recent letter to the editor complained about people not cleaning up after their dogs bowel movements.

If Vernon had a fine like the one I photographed in the U.K. this September, the problem would certainly be reduced.

In Canadian dollars the fine would today be $1,699.

D.B. Kelman

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