Signs are wonderful but!!
Brisbane City council has been moderately active in erecting signs
around beaches where shorebirds feed.
People park beside the sign.
Get out the two dogs and set them free.
Wander some hundred metres behind them.
Get VERY hot under the collar when spoken to by council officers.
The council officers have a policy of speaking to people and
educating them rather than imposing the reasonable fines they are
authorised to hand out.
This has a wonderful effect. Next day the dog owners look carefully
for council officers before repeating yesterday's performance.
A large scale educational campaign with the threat of fines in the
only way.
Lots of publicity about dog influences on birds - Papers, TV, Council
publications. It worked in Brisbane with dog droppings. dog walkers
can be fined if out with their dog and do not carry a bag to collect
droppings.
Brisbnane has an advantage over other cities as the whole area is
governed by one local authority. It also has drawbacks in other ways.
Peter
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