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Originally Posted by Cotham Marble  The management of domestic animal faeces is a major health issue, both Toxocara canis and Toxocara catis are sources of toxocariasis, and although rare in the UK it can cause very serious illness, likewise toxoplasmosis, an infection largely related to cats. Other infections from pet faeces include E.coli and salmonella, again illnesses that can have serious repercussions. Despite pets being a vector of serious illness, compared to the approach towards Rats as a vector for leptospirosis, there seems an unquestioned acceptance that pet borne disease is an accepted risk we should all take without question. I don’t accept that position – so I’m putting the question up for debate. |
No debate as far as I'm concerned. It should be compulsory for pet owners to have their animals regularly wormed or otherwise freed from diseases transmissable to humans. Maybe a way to do this is to bring in annually renewable licenses for the animals, only issued on production of a current vets certificate. Mind you, we're back to the issue with many laws introduced these days - what's the point of introducing a law if there's nobody going to enforce it!
Jim