Marsden’s dog dirt controversy has taken a new twist – with the appearance of graffiti daubed on a wall.
Thoughtless dog owners who refuse to clean up after their pets have caused a stink in the village.
Now some exasperated local has taken drastic steps to get the message across painting ‘No Dog Muck’ on a stone wall at Tunnel Edge, off Ainsley Lane.
Keen photographer Keith Hopkinson, 33, took this picture of a sheep dog pondering the message.
Freelance chef Keith said: “Dog fouling is a bit of a problem in Marsden and it’s a real sore point with some.
“I was out with my camera and came across the graffiti.
“As I was taking pictures this dog just wandered over and it was a picture I had to take.”
The Examiner reported last week how Marsden FC had banned dogs from its fields because of fouling.
Keith published his picture on a Marsden Facebook page and many people were as angry about the graffiti as the dog mess.
Janet Robinson wrote: “It will take a lot longer for that to fade than for a pile of doggie doos to decompose.
“(It’s) vandalism, and done deliberately by someone who does not really care for the environment and, no, I do not own a dog.”
Matt Brierley said: “Well done whoever wrote that. Clearly a lot of thought has gone into it.
“A lovely large and probably immovable blemish on our landscape. What exactly have you achieved?”
Richard Clay added: “I’m thinking it’s a warning!
“So beware all you non dog poo pickeruppers, the Marsden Banksy is on to you!
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