Aug 1, 2025 - Culture

Poll: The great dog poop etiquette debate

Kristal Dixon

Illustration of a golden, sparkling pile of poop. — Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

Your dog does the business during an evening walk around the neighborhood. You scoop it up and are faced with an age-old question:

Are dog owners duty-bound to tote their pet's waste home? Or should they feel free to use their neighbors' trash receptacles?

Driving the news: We've learned how people do it in Miami and Tampa Bay. It's Atlanta's turn to settle the argument that has tested the seams of our societal fabric.

Email us at [email protected] and let us know where you stand on the great doo-doo debate and why.

Or, you can weigh in using the poll below.

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Poll: The great dog poop etiquette debate

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