Insalubrity of animal excrement in urban environments

In Belgium, 1.6 million dogs excrete 150,000 tonnes of waste every year, some 25,000 tonnes in urban parks and on pavements. The equivalent outputs of dogs in Paris, Berlin and London are 18,000, 14,000 and 6,000 tonnes respectively.

1. Untreated animal excreta
2. Inadequate care of community space
3. Excreting in public places

1. Unattractive pedestrian environments in urban areas
2. Dangerous paths

1. Uncontrolled dogs
2. Feral cats

1. Inadequate interaction between humans and animals in the urban environment

1. Reducing animal excrement in urban environments
2. Cleaning up dog excrement from pavements

1. Wastage
2. Insalubrity
3. Foulness
4. Accumulation [D]
5. Accumulation [C]