In our nature, puppies will choose their favorite places to shit. Some dog owners will bring toilet paper, pick up the dog shit and throw it into the trash can. But some low-quality dog owners will let their puppies shit on the road. The probability of stepping on shit on the sidewalk with dim street lamps is not low. Dog urine is even more helpless. Puppies want to occupy territory, but it is bitter for people who park their cars on the side of the road. Frequent "urine tires" make almost all car owners who park their cars in hutongs and residential areas put a baffle. ?

In order to solve these problems, "pet toilets" have appeared in some street parks and communities in Beijing, but the actual effect is not good. The "pet toilet" is empty, and the road on the side is still full of shit. According to experts, "pet toilets" which mainly serve puppies are very common in western countries. However, in order to use it efficiently, in addition to improving the design and strengthening the guidance, it is more important to establish a combination of "sparse" and "blocked" punishment measures.

Lots of cigarette butts, not much shit.

Two "pet toilets" have recently appeared on the sidewalk south of Lianhuachi East Road. Each one is about one meter square, surrounded by wooden boards, with a bunker in the middle, a sign standing next to it, which says "pet toilet", and a thick stick standing in the middle of the bunker, which is used by dogs to urinate here. These two "pet toilets" were built at the same time as the street park on the roadside. Two security guards are responsible for guarding the park and cleaning two "pet toilets".

Although it has been built for some time, the use effect of "pet toilet" is not good. The security guard said that he had hoped that the public would pick up the dog when walking it and urinate in the "pet toilet". But the reality is that most people who walk their dogs will not do this except a few citizens who use toilet paper to pick up the excrement and throw it into the "pet toilet". Almost no one will take the puppy into the "pet toilet" to urinate, and still solve it on the roadside as usual. The "pet toilet" is almost idle.

The security guard said that because pets are not allowed in the park, as long as the dog walker doesn't bring the puppy in, we don't care if the "pet toilet" is used. The reporter saw that there was no stool in the "pet toilet" near the west, but there were many cigarette butts. There is only a pile of shit wrapped in toilet paper in the east. There are fewer cigarette butts, but there is a waste cigarette case. From a distance, these two "pet toilets" are more like trash cans. The security guards said they would clean it up on time, but from the actual situation, there is very little shit and dog urine to be cleaned up.

The old man's chessboard is put here every day.

"Pet toilet" is not a case in Beijing, and some communities have similar settings. In the park of Puhuangyu Erli Community, there is also a pet toilet called "Pet Garden". According to the design at that time, citizens walking their dogs could take their dogs to the "pet park" to relieve themselves.

Together with the community park, the "pet park" has been built for at least 5 years. At the beginning of construction, the "pet park" was also the highlight of the park. But today, pets will no longer patronize the "pet park" that is already full of debris. In the corridor next to it, there are several old men playing chess. They will come every day as long as it doesn't rain. By dinner time, grandpa didn't take the chessboard home, but stuffed it into the "pet garden"

The reporter saw that there are not only chessboards, but also quilts and other sundries in the "pet park". Even if you want to let the puppy in, there is no place now. Grandparents who walk their dogs in the park every morning and evening hardly know what it is for. "Dog shit? It's in the tree pit. Why go there? " The reporter observed that there were many people walking their dogs in the afternoon, but they all passed by. The puppy pees in the tree pit and defecates in the grass, which doesn't mean going into the dog toilet at all.

There are too many "urine wheels" and not enough baffles.

The reporter found that "pet toilets" have become more common in some cities in China and even abroad. Generally speaking, "pet toilets" are set up in the park, and a bunker is set up in a separate area with fences around it. In addition, beside the trash cans in some national parks, there are also trash cans dedicated to throwing shit, and some are equipped with garbage bags. The dog owner either leads the puppy into the "pet toilet" or puts it in a bag after defecation and then throws it into a special garbage bin.

In Beijing, the "pet toilet" is cold, not because of insufficient demand. On the contrary, it is badly needed in some hutongs in Beijing. Like many hutongs, residents of Weikeng Hutong in Xicheng District parked their cars in hutongs. Because of the narrow road, almost every car has wooden baffles outside its wheels, and each baffle has urine stains.

The owner said that because the puppy has been "peeing", it is very troublesome to use the baffle, but there is no way. Every night when he comes back, the owner will take out the baffle from the grass or corner. The next morning, I hid again. "The baffle is often lost." A car owner said that because the baffle was dirty, everyone would not take it home, so they found a hidden place outside. Occasionally, when I come back from work, I can only find another baffle. "The dog urinates too much and the baffle is not enough."

Shit, the residents in the alley hate it even more. A young man said that there are few street lamps in the hutong, and he always walks with a flashlight when he comes back from work. "As long as you don't turn on the flashlight, you may step on shit."

expert

Pay equal attention to advocacy and punishment.

There is a saying in Paris in the 1990s, "If you haven't stepped on shit in Paris, you are not a Parisian." Shen Ruihong, secretary general of Beijing Kennel Association, believes that although some western cities have handled pet defecation well, they have all experienced the current situation in Beijing.

Shen Ruihong said that at present, about one-sixth of the residential areas in Beijing have built "dog toilets", but the use situation is really unsatisfactory. Of course, there are problems such as insufficient publicity and low quality of dog owners, but more importantly, there are no punishment measures. "Paris, Tokyo, Singapore and other places have clear regulations on the punishment of pets, especially puppies." Shen Ruihong said that although the amount of punishment is not necessarily large, it can make the dog owner understand that the dog cannot be allowed to urinate anywhere. After the introduction of punishment measures, shit can hardly be seen in Paris, Tokyo, Singapore and other cities.

In recent years, on behalf of the kennel association, Shen Ruihong has been calling for legislation to solve the problem of pets defecating everywhere. He said that because puppies occupy more public space, the owners of puppies should not only be self-disciplined, but also be subject to some restrictions, such as not allowing puppies to defecate at will in public places. At present, the problem of keeping dogs is managed by the public security department, but the number of dogs is too large to be managed by the police alone. Shen Ruihong believes that this also needs to be designed from a higher level.