Today is Bluesday!
Bluesday is the first Tuesday of the month. Each Bluesday, I share a tip for
How To Be Blue. Being blue is about caring for the ocean -- what we put into it, and what we take out of it.
This month's Bluesday tip:
Don't Be A Party Pooper.
Many of us have a dog. Many of us love dogs. But few (if any) of us love to pick up after our dog.
Dog waste left behind will end up polluting the ocean, especially when left on a beach. And people do it all the time. The proof is in the ocean pollutants.
Well, that just stinks.
Recent scientific studies of ocean water along beaches closed to swimming because of unhealthy levels of certain bacteria in the water found that most of the bacteria originated from dog poop. In fact, dogs are third in line behind birds and people as a source of ocean water pollution.
In most cases, this problem is easily avoided. You - the dog owner - need to pick up the poop. I know a lot of us already pick it up, so please take this post as a pat on the back for all the good work. It's a thankless job, but an important one.
To those of you part-time-scoopers and non-scoopers, don't be a party pooper by leaving dog waste on the beach. It will eventually end up in the ocean.
Scoop the poop. Even if you live inland, waste finds its way to water sewers and into the ocean.
A very helpful
article in USA Today provides a thorough overview of the health risks of pet waste in the ocean. Pet waste threatens the health of our oceans, which threatens our very own health as people.
Please click
HERE to read the USA Today article.
Don't pollute the ocean with your dog's daily doo. You'll ruin the party for people and ocean creatures.
Use the opportunity to recycle a plastic bag to pick up the poop!
Don't be a party pooper. Be blue!
May you turn a deeper shade of blue with each passing month.
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