Environmental and social impacts of domestic dog waste in the UK: Investigating barriers to behavioural change in dog walkers

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 311-347

  Lowe, Christopher N ^a   Williams, Karl S ^a   Jenkinson, Stephen ^b   Toogood, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Access and Countryside Management Curlews   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog walkers; Dogs; Environment; Fouling; Pro environmental behaviour

Indexed keywords

FOULING; LOCATION; PICKUPS; SURVEYS;

BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; PATH LOCATION; PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR; SOCIAL FACTOR; WALKING PATHS;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 84899003987     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijewm.2014.060452     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Atenstaedt, R.L. and Jones, S. (2011) 'Interventions to prevent dog fouling: a systematic review of evidence', Public Health, Vol. 125, No. 2, pp.90-92.
2. Bamberg, S. and Möser, G. (2007) 'Twenty years after Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: a new meta-analysis of psycho-social determinants of pro-environmental behaviour', Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp.14-25.
3. Campbell, F. (2007) People Who Litter: ENCAMS Research Report, ENCAMS, Wigan, UK.
4. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (n.d.) Dog Control Orders: Guidance of Sections 55 to 67 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, Defra Publications, London.
5. ENCAMS (2005) Control of Dogs Survey 2005/06 [online] http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/ImgLibrary/dogfouling-control-dogs-survey-639. pdf (accessed 5 June 2012).
6. Goffman, E. (1966) Behavior in Public Places, The Free Press, Cambridge.
7. Innes, E.A., Bartley, P.M., Maley, S.W., Wright, S.E. and Buxton, D. (2007) 'Comparative host-parasite relationships in ovine toxoplasmosis and bovine neosporosis and strategies for vaccination', Vaccine, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp.5495-5503.
8. Kollmuss, A. and Agyeman, J. (2002) 'Mind the gap: why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behaviour', Environmental Education Research, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp.239-260.
9. Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) (2012) UK Pet Population Statistics [online] http://www.pfma.org.uk/pet-population/ (accessed 2 July 2012).
10. Podberscek, A.L. (1994) 'Dog on a Tightrope: the position of the dog in British Society as influenced by press reports on dog attacks (1988 to 1992)', Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of the Interactions of People & Animals, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp.232-241.
11. Sport Industry Research (SIRC) (2008) Assessment of Perceptions, Behaviours and Understanding of Walkers with Dogs in the Countryside, A report prepared for The Kennel Club and Hampshire County Council [online] http://www3.hants.gov.uk/shu-research-paper.pdf (accessed 5 June 2012).
12. Waste Improvement Network (WIN) (2011) WIN Focus 12 Cleaning Up Dog Waste [online] http://www.win.org.uk/ (accessed 5 June 2012).
13. Webley, P. and Siviter, C. (2000) 'Why do some owners allows their dogs to foul the pavement? The social psychology of a minor rule infraction', Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp.1371-1380.
14. Wells, D. (2006) 'Factors influencing owners' reactions to their dogs' fouling', Environment and Behavior, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp.707-714.
15. Wells, D.L. (2007) 'Public understanding of toxocariasis', Public Health, Vol. 121, No. 3, pp.187-188.
16. Westgarth, C., Christley, R.M., Pinchbeck, G.L., Gaskell, R.M., Dawson, S. and Bradshaw, J.W.S. (2010) 'Dog behaviour on walks and the effect of use of the leash', Applied Animal Behaviour, Vol. 125, Nos. 1-2, pp.38-46.
17. Westgarth, C., Pinchbeck, G.L., Bradshaw, J.W.S., Dawson, S., Gaskell R.M. and Christley R.M. (2008) 'Dog-human and dog-dog interactions of 260 dog-owning households in a community in Cheshire', Veterinary Record, Vol. 162, pp.426-442.