30 Jan, 2020 @ 21:39
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NO EXCUSES: Dog poo bag dispensers installed across town on Spain’s Costa del Sol

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Poo Bags Benahavis

A COSTA del Sol town has installed dog poo bag dispensers in a bid to crack down on messy owners. 

Benahavis has erected the dispensers along popular dog walking paths.

The bags are free of charge and fully biodegradable.

The town hall said: “The health and environment council of Benahavis has introduced biodegradable bags for collecting the excrement of pets.

“The bags can be taken free of charge in dispensers located along popular routes across the municipality.”

It comes after several towns have introduced stricter rules when it comes to picking up after your furry friends.

Malaga city was one of the first to introduce a dog DNA database to catch those who leave their dog’s mess on the ground.

Launched in May 2017, owners were forced to pay €35 for a genetic analysis of their pooch before being fitted with a small tag on their collars which include their name and an identification number.

Any mess left on the ground is collected and analysed, with the responsible owner facing a fine.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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