Why don't your neighbors pick up their dog’s poop? | It's Been a Minute

Left-behind dog poop is annoying. But it’s also a sign of anti-sociality.

Spotting unidentified poop outside is an unfortunate and unavoidable part of being alive, but in some cities, there’s a scourge being left behind by some people’s fourlegged friends. Manuela L () ó () pezRestrepo () , writer and producer at All Things Considered, couldn’t stop noticing it and she wondered if it might be a sign of something deeper going on. Paired with dogs popping up in places they maybe shouldn’t be she wonderedcan dogs be a vector for antisocial behavior? And what would it look like for people and their pets to share space more harmoniously?

Manuela shares her reporting with Brittany and they get deeper into the story of the dookie.

(00:00) Genuinely, why do people leave dog poop on the street?

(02:59) Dog poop as a symbol of urban entitlement

(05:38) When dogs show up at restaurants

(07:27) How the pandemic created a 'dog's rights movement'

(10:58) Dogs, race, and surveillance

(18:13) Is dog poop a policy issue?

(26:32) Investing in cleanliness and a more compassionate public

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