Around 6.5 million tons of [mostly] plastic-wrapped dog poop winds up in landfills in the United States every year. As most cities see it, that’s the only safe option. Unlike wildlife scat, which ...

Picture your last dog walk. You are walking in your neighborhood or on a trail, and suddenly your dog gets into that familiar tripod squat position. Unfortunately, you forgot the poop bags at home.

Re: “Off-leash dogs: Keep children safe and healthy” (Feb. 1, Northwest Voices): I am a lifelong dog owner and parent of two kids who are now adults. I understand the need for safe (and dog poop-free) ...

BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Park-goers in Brooklyn are complaining about off-leash dogs taking over Green Central Knoll Park. They say the pets are ruining ballfields and leaving behind waste, but dog owners ...

San Diego officials are scrambling to crack down on people letting their dogs run free on school playing fields, which have become hotspots for illegal off-leash activity because the security fencing ...

Is Denver going to the dogs? This city has more pet pooches than it does kids, and that raises a number of issues, as we’re exploring in a week-long series. Here’s the next installment: Wearing white ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Tala Kolb-Petterson’s son was thrown off his bike in Villa La Jolla Park last spring by an off-leash dog running wild. Little Leaguers in Memorial Park often step in poop left by ...