Council chiefs have been abusing their powers, which is why more than 100 fines have been issued to irresponsible dog owners. These owners have not been keeping their dogs up to the mark and have been negligent in following basic hygienic protocols, thus causing unsanitary conditions. Public space protection was launched by the Public Space Protection Order to deal with dog fouling and all other dog control issues that might be causing problems. The main aim of this was to encourage responsible ownership of dogs. This is an extremely important thing to understand as animals are also living things. If you have decided to pet one, you need to make sure that you are responsible enough for them.
Between November 2017 and August 2019, the figures collected from the Freedom of Information Act show that 61 penalties have been handed over to owners who did not manage to clean up 
after their dogs. This is something hazardous for your dog’s health and hygiene, and even for others around them. Further to this, 51 penalties had been issued to people over dog control issues as they failed to be up to the mark.
The cabinet member of the community, Councillor Mick Warren, CEC, urged that they want Cheshire as a healthy, clean and beautiful community. A community that is filled with beautiful parks and breathtaking nature reserves with ample open spaces, and no negativity. This vision of the Cheshire countryside can turn into a picture of reality once members of the community also realise their responsibility.
To achieve this, Mr. Warren urges that they will have to be strict about responsible dog ownership for sanitary purposes and also due to health and cleanliness concerns. Strict measures shall be taken against those who don’t clean after their dogs and are unable to control them properly.
Councillor Warren further implied that quite a few dog owners are pretty responsible and they take pain in keeping their dogs under control while walking them. This helps to maintain beautiful green spaces and it clearly shows that all of us are in this together, for the greater good. The councillor further added that it made him happy to see such individuals.
Under the PSPO Act, irresponsible dog owners can be fined between £100 – £1000 if they fail to control their dogs or do not clean up after them. This strictness is mandatory to maintain the welfare of the entire community. The first fine was issued on January 2018, which was due to dog fouling and it wasn’t too late before the second one was filed as well in the following month. During the first eight months of this Act, 29 fines had been issued for dog fouling and further 21 were issued due to dog control problems. Due to this reason, it was noted that such anti-social behaviour remained consistent but they did see some improvements when they started to focus on particular open spaces.
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