Dog owners who use Aberavon Seafront are being warned to clean up after their pets or face being fined.
Following recent feedback regarding dog fouling, the Council has strengthened its enforcement presence at the Seafront, one of the areas which has benefitted from major investment in recent years as part of the Council’s ‘Prosperity for All’ programme. Over the coming weeks an enforcement officer will be carrying out daily patrols and issuing fixed penalty notices of £100 to owners who fail to clean up after their dogs.
From April there will be two additional enforcement officers employed to help tackle environmental issues across the county borough.
The Council strives to prevent environmental crimes via community engagement and education wherever possible, but recognises fixed penalties as a useful tool.
Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Cllr. Ali Thomas OBE said:
“Not only is dog fouling unsightly, but it can cause a risk to public health.
“Fortunately, the majority of owners behave responsibly and clean up after their dogs, however, we realise that fines are sometimes the only way to prevent irresponsible dog owners from offending.”
Members of the public who wish to report dog fouling can now do this online by visiting www.npt.gov.uk and selecting the ‘Switch – save time do it online’ button on the homepage.
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Rhybudd i berchnogion cwn: "Glanhewch ar ôl eich ci neu wynebwch ddirwy"
Mae perchnogion cwn yn cael eu rhybuddio i lanhau ar ôl eu hanifeiliaid anwes neu gallant dderbyn dirwy.
Yn dilyn adborth diweddar ynglyn â baw cwn, mae'r cyngor wedi gwella'i bresenoldeb gorfodi ar y glannau, un o'r ardaloedd sydd wedi elwa o fuddsoddiad sylweddol yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf fel rhan o raglen "Ffyniant i Bawb" y cyngor. Dros yr wythnosau nesaf, bydd swyddog gorfodi yn cynnal patrolau dyddiol ac yn rhoi hysbysiadau o gosb benodol o £100 i berchnogion sy'n methu glanhau ar ôl eu cwn.
O Ebrill, bydd dau swyddog gorfodi ychwanegol wedi'u cyflogi i helpu i fynd i'r afael â materion amgylcheddol ar draws y fwrdeistref sirol.
Mae cyngor yn ceisio atal troseddau amgylcheddol drwy gynnwys y gymuned ac addysg lle bynnag y bo'n bosib, ond mae'n cydnabod bod hysbysiadau o gosb benodol yn ddull defnyddiol hefyd.
Meddai Ali Thomas, Arweinydd Cyngor Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Ali Thomas OBE,
“Mae baw cwn yn risg i iechyd cyhoeddus yn ogystal â bod yn ddiolwg.
“Yn ffodus, mae'r rhan fwyaf o berchnogion yn ymddwyn yn gyfrifol ac yn glanhau ar ôl eu cwn; fodd bynnag, rydym yn ymwybodol mai dirywion weithiau yw'r unig ffordd o atal perchnogion cwn rhag troseddu."
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