Steaming mad after constantly finding full dog-poop bags discarded along Lower Mainland trails, a White Rock man is crying foul.

Photographer A.P. Hovasse, who often goes for walks searching for photo opportunities, said he was getting increasingly frustrated by what else he was finding in nature: leftovers from irresponsible dog owners.

He crafted a number of miniature flags, which he plants into the piles, as a way to bring attention to the issue.

鈥淩EALLY? WTF DOGWALKERS!鈥� the flags read, along with photos of full dog poop bags. 鈥淒on鈥檛 be a jerk, take your s鈥�- to the garbage can located nearby.鈥�

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He shared what he was doing on social media, where it 鈥渒ind of took off.鈥� He鈥檚 since received requests for his flag design from people across Canada, in the U.K., and Florida.

鈥淚鈥檓 going to be known as the dog poop guy for the rest of my life, my wife says.鈥�

Hovasse said it鈥檚 鈥渕ind-boggling鈥� that someone would pick up their dog feces in a plastic bag, then toss the bag on a trail.

鈥淚 felt powerless at the arrogance of these people,鈥� he said.

Hovasse said he was surprised how quickly he went through the first five flags that he made.

鈥淚 thought I鈥檓 going to have these for weeks鈥� I go to Boundary Bay, I park my car, and there鈥檚 like three garbage cans there and one of them is for dog poop. I walk 20 metres past there and there鈥檚 three bags,鈥� he said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 disgusting.鈥�

aaron.hinks@peacearchnews.com
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