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app_priori t1_j6dgavk wrote

Some of you Zoomers don't know this, as a Millennial, there was a time when there were no laws mandating disposing your dog's poop. I remember growing up seeing dog shit all over the place as a toddler. My mom would warn me not to touch the "brown stuff" that was in the sidewalks.

Where I grew up in Massachusetts, it was only until the late 1990s when Boston passed an ordinance ordering people to pick up after their dogs. They even posted signs all over the place. After that the dog shit disappeared off the streets, though some dog owners were a bit late in terms of getting along with the program.

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SSSS_car_go t1_j6e6ool wrote

Even earlier, in 1978, New York City passed poop scooping laws that were hilariously enforced by fed-up New Yorkers leaning out their windows and yelling at the scofflaws. I was there when the law was passed and remember hearing that people were letting their dogs loose rather than agree to pick up poop, with a radio announcer saying, “If you’re looking for a purebred dog, there are many to choose from in city shelters.”

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TGIIR t1_j6erwti wrote

I am a Boomer and we grew up with German Shepards. Whether in our yard or while we were walking the dogs, we cleaned up after them. My Dad had a term for it - “honey dumping.” It was the kids’ job to do it, as well as changing the cat’s litter box at home. Although we weren’t fond of doing it, we had no other chores at home besides clearing the table and loading the dishwasher after dinner. There were three kids, so not onerous. Not going to comment on why you have to be told to pick up poop.

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