Oak Bay brothers scoop 10 kg of poop from park

Published on August 17, 2018, 4:22 pm

Published by Oak Bay News

A pair of young Oak Bay brothers hope a poop patrol will inspire others to clean up after their pups. Henry Mepham, 9 and George Mepham, 7, joined their mom Tracey Voll in a stroll through Uplands Park with shovels and buckets after noticing a disturbing amount of droppings left behind. "You go to Uplands it's kind of a refuge," Voll says. "We might lose that because of this dog health issue and it's the only place we can go other than the UVic dog park." The family takes their own dog to Uplands once Willows Park Beach is closed for the summer to the four-legged family member. That's a closure they understand. "If you go down to Willows when there are dogs there's poo everywhere," Voll says. While accidents happen, and she believes in "dog kharma" where you pick up an extra now and again in case there's one you miss, the Uplands deposits are simply too much, Voll says. "It's not just an 'oops.' It's people letting their dogs poo and then leaving and it's buckets full of poo, it's disgusting," says Voll. She, Henry and George scooped up 10 kg in a 30 minute walk last week. "It's disgusting, but if you frame it to kids that 'we're going to explore and we're doing something good for the community, they embrace it."





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