A white male with poodle pooed in front of a house between 5th and 6th st.

[fatcat]

Please look out for this person and dog. Quote from SPAR forum:

"Around 7:30 on April 18th, 2009, A white male with poodle pooed in front of a house between 5th and 6th st.

The description of the human:
Caucasian male with fair skin tone, about 6ft (+/-6in) in height, about 350lbs (+/-50lbs), age about 40s(+/-10yrs); wearing a baseball cap (reversed), tan color T-shirt and darker shorts; has apparent Jacksonville-ish Accent

Description of the poodle:
white-gray curly hair trimmed short entire body except some of the head and tail. The dog maybe white in its original color but appears gray due to the lack of hygiene. The length of the dog is about 1.5ft (+/-0.5ft)

I saw this human waited for the dog finished poo and continued to walk south along Laura st. I asked him to consider picking up his dog's poo. He refused. When I suggested him to consider if the situation is to be reversed, he further declined to pick up his poo.

I ask everyone please keep an eye out for this person and dog and persuade him to adapt to common courtesy of human society. I am NOT suggesting we all walk our dogs to his house for bowel movement or deposit animal feces in his yard or use any dramatic gesture as last resort.

All readers are welcomed to copy and post the content to other publishing outlet for the purpose of identifying the said human and poodle and discouraging such uncivilized behavior."

[Tripoli1711]

This is classless behavior, but a far sight better than what I thought when I read the title.  I thought the human was the one making the deposit in your yard.  So look on the bright side, at least that didn't happen.   

[David]

I saw a cat urinating on Lasalle st yesterday.

Description: Fluffy. It was either white, black or tan. Or maybe it was a dog.

......anyone else have any other stories to share about animals relieving themselves? Post it here!

[BridgeTroll]

Yeah... Cat owners are worse.  Never met one walking the cat on a leash or cleaning up after them.

[David]

I know right? We've got to get these cat leash laws pushed through.

[RiversideLoki]

A gray tree squirrel pooped on my car saturday around 2pm.

Description: gray,  bushy tail, eating acorns.

Something must be done to stop this furry menace!

[fatcat]

the dog, cat or squirrel do not know better. The human is to blame. BTW, I think most cat owners do provide litter box for their cats. Most cats do cover their poop after the business.

BTW, the title was from the original source. I decide not to alter it for its shocking factor! All the cats I talked to said the bastard (not the dog) should be dumped into hogans creek. 

[BridgeTroll]

You are right.  What I meant was... the cat owners who just open their door and let the cat roam all night.   Cats owners have the same obligation as dog owners to clean up after their animals.

[fatcat]

I saw a cat urinating on Lasalle st yesterday

Description: Fluffy. It was either white, black or tan. Maybe it was a dog.

......anyone else have any other stories to share about animals relieving themselves? Post it here!

David:
you appear to be sympathetic to the "white male" who refuse to pick up after his dog. Do you happen to own a poodle? Were you happen to be on Laura st around 7:30pm? Can you provide your home address so we can bring our doggies for "bowel movement"?  

[Deuce]

What is the actual law in Duval county? I myself don't know, but I would guess the dog must be leashed and the owner must clean up. This is usually the case. For cats, there usually isn't a leash law if the cat is fixed, but poop cleanup is required.

If this is indeed illegal, I would have just called the police or appropriate city agency. In the absence of an HOA where the owner would be fined, turning to the appropriate city agency is all we have. My past experience in serving on an HOA has taught me that it's better to never confront an offender directly, but just use the mechanisms in place (by-laws, rules, fines) to deal with the behavior. It might seem impersonal but it avoids dangerous confrontations and treats everyone the same (i.e. no favoritism).

[fatcat]

Deuce:
great point. 

[Karl_Pilkington]

cat poop isn't a problem.  I mean where else are dogs going to get their treats right?  Cat poop is like dog chocolate!

[David]

David:
you appear to be sympathetic to the "white male" who refuse to pick up after his dog. Do you happen to own a poodle? Were you happen to be on Laura st around 7:30pm? Can you provide your home address so we can bring our doggies for "bowel movement"?      

I couldn't own a poodle. They're way too puntable. But if you'd like to get rid of the dog's waste please send it to:

21 W Church St
Jacksonville, FL 32202
c/o Jim Dickenson

[Deuce]

Why would you send it to JEA?

[BridgeTroll]

Sec. 462.303.  Animals at-large prohibited.
(a)   No owner of any dog or cat shall permit the dog or cat to be at-large, except a dog shall be considered exempt from these provisions if:
(1)   The dog is engaged in the performance of duties while under the supervision and control of law enforcement officials performing law enforcement work.
(2)   The dog is engaged in any legal hunt or training procedure, including training or exhibiting in legal sports such as obedience trials, conformation shows, field trials, hunting/retrieving trials, and herding trials; however, such dogs at all other times and in all other respects shall be subject to this Chapter.
(3)   The dog is in a City-designated "no leash" dog park and is under the supervision of the owner or a responsible person.
(b)   A violation of this Section shall subject the violator to a civil fine of $250. Each separate occasion is considered a separate violation. The animal control officer may cite the owner of such animal(s) for violation of this Section when either the animal control officer has received, from at least two unrelated adult witnesses from different residences, a sworn affidavit attesting to the animal's having committed a nuisance pursuant to this Section, or the citing animal control officer has witnessed the commission of such a nuisance.
(Ord. 2004-259-E, § 1)

Sec. 462.304.  Habitual nuisance.
(a)   It shall be unlawful for the owner, or any person having temporary custody, of an animal or animals to permit the animal(s), either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, to commit a nuisance by running at-large habitually; by chasing or running after vehicles or persons habitually; by trespassing upon public or private school grounds habitually; by trespassing upon private property habitually and interfering with the reasonable use and enjoyment of the property; by barking habitually, or by making other objectionable animal noises habitually; or by doing any other thing habitually which is so offensive as to create a nuisance.
(b)   For the purpose of this Section, "habitually" means at least two separate occurrences within a time period of no more than one month; except that barking habitually, or making other objectionable animal noises habitually, means making the sound persistently or continuously for at least 30 minutes occurring at least three separate times within a period of no more than eight hours.
(c)   The animal control officer may cite the owner or any person having custody of such animal(s) for violation of this Section when either the citing animal control officer has witnessed the commission of such habitual nuisance or the animal control officer has received at least one sworn affidavit from each of at least two unrelated adult witnesses from different residences so that taken together, the affidavits attest to the committing of a nuisance pursuant to this Section.
(d)   Each violation of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of $300. A subsequent violation of this Section within 30 days of a previous citation for violation of this Section shall subject the violator to double the fine, except that such fine shall not exceed the maximum fine allowable under the law.
(Ord. 2004-259-E, § 1)