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Dog control order - Councillor Barbara Easton (16th Apr 2012 - 18:53:18) An extra council meeting has been scheduled for this Thursday evening, 8Pm in the Peak Centre as there was a very full agenda last month. One of the topics will be Dog Control Order Notices for the recreation ground and the Millennium Green this was recently passed as approved by the full council. This decision however is subject to the public having proper notification, and a chance to object to our decision. If there is anyone who objects to the notices then they will have the chance to speak, objections can also be put in writing. There will be a time expiry for objections, of approx one month. The notices will be along the lines of failure to keep a dog on the lead in these 2 areas and also failure to clear up your dogs mess will result in a fine to be paid to the Parish Office. Members of the public will have the right to report people to the parish office but obviously will need to know who the person is as otherwise the fine could not be collected.

Re: Dog control order - Jeanette (17th Apr 2012 - 11:09:18) Thank you Barbara. I think the Council proposal for dog control is excellent. Maybe allowing and encouraging the community to be pro-active will have more positive results than expecting one lone dog warden to do all the work. Just a note for dog walkers on the heathlands - could they also keep dogs on leads (or particularly the very energetic ones) during the next couple of months? Heathlands have lots of ground-nesting birds (woodlarks, pipits etc.) which are easily disturbed and will abandon nests.

Re: Dog control order - David (17th Apr 2012 - 13:29:07) Great news, it's about time people with dogs took respect for their animals and fully respect the users of the facilities. The facilities were designed for recreational use by the people of Liphook. It's been a long time coming but well done to the Parish Council for taking the issue so seriously. Liphook can do without the persistent dog fouling, dogs off leads etc. The responsible dog owners will have no problem with some new by-laws, those who object will be the ones we should be taking a stand against. Well done again to the motion and for the 100% support of the Parish Council. As an aside perhaps you can also consider a maximum number of dogs that can be walked by one person and also look for the dogs owners to keep off the sporting facilities?

Re: Dog control order - Eb (17th Apr 2012 - 14:57:07) To be honest I don't see how this is going to stop the dog mess, on or off the lead the ones that don't pick up still won't.

Re: Dog control order - Jay W (17th Apr 2012 - 19:49:19) Well I agree with Eb, I don't think it will make any difference to dog waste being left behind. As a responsible dog owner who has for many years exercised her dog off lead in the recreation ground (as part of my recreation), I'm not sure why it is so vital for dogs to be on a lead in that area anyway. The children's play area is fenced in and in all the years my sons have played football, I haven't seen a loose dog on the pitch. I have, however, seen plenty of vandalism and litter left behind by "the people of Liphook" which, whilst exercising my dog, I usually end up collecting and putting in a bin. Still, as long as dogs are kept on a lead everything will be right with the world.

Re: Dog control order - Jeanette (17th Apr 2012 - 20:58:16) Think about it Jay! If you have your dog on a lead you can see exactly what your dog is doing - if it is off the lead it can easily foul an area either without you realising it or even if you do see then it may be at a distance and perhaps you then wont be able to find it. If a dog is off the lead and fouls and the mess is not collected, how on earth are viewers going to know who the dog belongs to in order to take action? Are you saying that as long as a dog doesnt foul within the fenced play area then its ok to foul elsewhere on the recreation land? Im just glad that the Parish Council are taking action and action that seems to have some commonsense behind it.

Re: Dog control order - S (17th Apr 2012 - 23:55:03) Er, Jeanette, your argument is a bit flawed. How on earth are we supposed to know who the dog belongs to?! We wait about 2 minutes until the dog returns to it's owner? And if you're a responsible owner you're keeping an eye on your dog the whole time, so you'd know if it has pooed anywhere.. Point is rather that when a dog is off the lead it's easier for an owner to pretend not to notice or not to bother picking it up - but even if it is on a lead, people who don't bother to pick up still won't bother. I think these rules will maybe, if they are enforced, improve the situation of irresponsible dog owners not keeping their dogs under control, and i have met A LOT of very irresponsible dog owners in Liphook recently, some of whom have felt my wrath as seriously the behaviour and lack of common sense of some people has infuriated me (I speak as a dog owner, i am not a dog hater). And at the same time the new rules will punish responsible dog owners who have well behaved dogs which are kept under control, don't bother other people / other dogs etc. and will now miss out on playing fetch in the park. Pros & cons!

Re: Dog control order - Dawn Hoskins (18th Apr 2012 - 09:38:54) Well, this has blighted the football pitch and our lovely green areas for a very long time. Everything possible to avoid the risk of fining (or by default receiving a summary conviction) our parishioners has been done. Signs put up, bins put out etc etc. The story remains unchanged, the ‘good’ owners keep their dogs on the leads and teach them to go to the toilet before or after a walk. Dogs should be trained from an early age to "go at home" in their own garden before or after a walk rather than during. If an accident happens good owners have their eyes on their dogs and they pick it up. However, even dog owners that say they are responsible let their dogs off the lead sometimes. If your dog runs off right over the other side of a field – how can you see if it goes to the toilet? Is that responsible? The bad owners just let the dog off thinking that they have every right to treat the public area as a toilet for dogs. Recreation areas are preserved and maintained for us. Humans. They are not for dog recreation but human recreation. They are not toilets for dogs. When this order is passed (which I am sure it will be after the 28-day consultation period), wardens will have the power to seize and detain any dog off the lead that has no owner in visible sight. If the owners want the dog back they will have to pay not only the fine but the boarding fees as well. Any person who witnesses a dog using our recreation areas as a toilet simply gives the details [in writing] to the Parish Office. This should where possible give the name and address of the person in charge of the dog, a description of the dog, the circumstances, date, time and place of the offence. A photo of the dog will aid the matching of dog to owner where this is not immediately known. Lets face it, most of us know [or have met] a lot of these people or have seen them at night just letting the dog off the collar and saying 'off you go'. I often see people wandering aimlessly with an emptly dog lead dangling around their wrist. Perhaps we will have a photograph board of dogs faces and owners faces so the public can name and shame? If council staff, police, special constables or any other authorised officer witnesses a human allowing their dog to use our land as a toilet they will issue a £50 on-the-spot fine ('fixed penalty notice'). If you do not pay the fine you will be taken to court or summarily convicted. You may then receive an increased fine of up to £1000 and costs of the proceedings. This should not affect any owner that states they are a ‘good’ owner - so I can’t really see that there will be that much objection. It certainly beats our footballers getting covered with dog muck every week!

Re: Dog control order - Councillor Barbara Easton (18th Apr 2012 - 11:43:25) If there are serious objections to this please come forward and give your names in to the Parish office or at the meeting. This order obviously needs public support in order to be effective. It is much easier to clean up after a dog on the lead than one off the lead. Responsible dog owners will know that a quick trot around the recreation ground on the lead is not a proper exercise for a dog anyway- Radford Park is the place for dog walking, we will only put notices up in two areas, the recreation ground and Millennium Green. There are notices up now in a lot of places- Queen Elizabeth Country Park- most beaches now restrict dogs some even ban them all together. NO one is expecting that it will immediately cease but we should aim for an improvement, and if you see someone not clearing up then tell them there could be a consequence, if you know who they are and are repeat offenders then they should be discouraged from allowing this mess.

Re: Dog control order - Dawn (18th Apr 2012 - 13:12:57) As an addendum, I should say that the first discussion on this matter – the beginning of the Statutory Procedure – will be at the Council Meeting on Thursday [tomorrow] 8pm in the Peak Centre. The Procedure is as follows: 1] Meeting to consult with the public, this must be advertised in the local newspaper and putting on the Notice Boards in the Village. 2] Consult with any other connected authorities such as the Police, Dog Wardens, National Park or Countryside Agency. 3] Publish Notices which identify the pieces of and concerned. A map of the exact areas to be kept in the Parish Office for viewing. 4] The Notice will state clearly the period by which any objections or supporting comments can be received. This will be a minimum of 28 days. Once the Dog Control Order is passed, the Council will then (within 7 days): • Put up signs on the land concerned summarising the order. These will be in the most visible places and in unambiguous language. • Publish the Order in the local newspaper and on Notice Boards. • Keep a copy of the Order in the Parish Office for viewing. • Put the Dog Control Order on the website.

Re: Dog control order - Sally (18th Apr 2012 - 17:38:15) Well done Dawn for your sensible comments, explaining why dogs have to be controlled. If the problems persist, then the positives in doing so will be that the Parish Council may try to take it one step further and ban dogs from these areas altogether. These areas are used as dog toilets whether it's picked up or not, who can argue against this. Even picking up will not get rid of everything from the ground, it's disgusting. The dog owners need to wise up and do what Dawn suggests - foul up your own gardens and leave the recreational areas for the enjoyment of all.

Re: Dog control order - Jay W (19th Apr 2012 - 13:08:36) and then when you have penalised all responsible dog owners will you finally turn your attention to the humans who leave the litter, vandalise the area oh and yes, allow their chidren to urinate in the hedges and fences around the play areas and football pitches? That too is disgusting! Our definitions of "responsible" dog owners do differ. I do not consider exercising a dog off lead to be irresponsible - of course they need more than a "quick trot round the recreation ground on a lead" which is precisely why mine is allowed to run and chase a ball. He isn't allowed to go out of sight or "across the other side of a field" because then (obviously) I wouldn't know that he was safe or indeed, leaving a deposit. I've been a football Mum for the last 10 yers or more and maybe my boys have been fortunate but they've never had a problem with dogs mess on the football pitch - only broken glass (those irresponsible humans again) and fox deposits. Sadly I do not have the dog training skills of Dawn and my dog (who I have not had from a puppy) does need to toilet away from home when the urge arises - but hey, so do I but you won't find me using a hedge or fence! Anyway I thought it was only dogs off lead that were under discussion - not whether or not they could toilet on the recreation ground or millenium green? Glad to hear dogs off lead won't be banned from any other areas - yet!

Re: Dog control order - Councillor Barbara Easton (19th Apr 2012 - 13:31:53) The meeting is at 8pm and unless enough members of the public tell us they are against dogs off the lead in the recreation ground or fouling the recreation ground the notices will go up. It is only in these two areas, as the Parish Council owns this land that we can put up the notices. I believe that in the areas of land owned by EHDC they do have orders anyway, but you may not always see a notice. It is to make the public aware of the possible consequences of leaving dog mess. The Parish Council have a duty to the public to keep the area safe from possible infected dog faeces. It can cause blindness in children, I know, as my brother lost the sight of one eye through this virus and we did not even own a dog.

Re: Dog control order - Andy (19th Apr 2012 - 13:43:20) Well said Jay W. This thread seems to target all dog owners rather than the irresponsible ones. I think allowing your dog to toilet and not picking it up is the real sin here and is absolutely disgraceful. If you clear up after your dog then I do not see a problem. Given the use of the Rec for football I'd ban dogs from there though but do please lay off the vast majority of decent dog owners out there and specifically target those who leave the mess. Personally, I think this is even worse on a pavement outside of school than it is on the Rec so I'd target all dog users who leave mess wherever they take their dog in a public place. Dawn - your suggestion about training dogs to toilet only in their own gardens is frankly, laughable.

Re: Dog control order - Councillor Barbara Easton (19th Apr 2012 - 15:20:30) The dog control order can only be enforced because The Parish Council own the land in these two areas. I have been recently in public areas where dogs are banned completely under a dog control order. If we have to pay someone to pick up dog mess on a daily basis would you like the cost added to the council tax? I agree it is only some owners who do not pick it up but sometimes, if a dog is off the lead it is difficult to see where the mess is.

Re: Dog control order - Eb (19th Apr 2012 - 16:20:45) You seem to think dogs on leads will solve the poo problem. But I rarely see any dog that is that far away from their owner that they don't see it's toilet, if this was the case why is there mess all over Liphook - I am always getting dog mess outside my house and would love to catch them at it!! Oh and by the way mine do toilet most of the time at home but occasionally get caught short!

Re: Dog control order - Gordon (19th Apr 2012 - 18:19:23) There are many notices around t he various footpaths and open spaces used by the public in East Hampshire District and I quote from a dual purpose bin: DOG WASTE & LITTER It is an offence under the Dogs (fouling of land) Act 1966 not to clean up after your dog in East Hampshire. Surely the easiest way to deal with this problem is to install CCTV cameras. This would probably stop the drinking that occurs in designated areas, the throwing down of empty cans and bottles, particularly glass bottles and the vandalism associated with the Little and Big Recs. One item that no one seems to be concerned with is that by keeping the dog on a lead it can no longer run after a ball, play catch or any other games that a \"dog walker\" may wish to play with the dog. It would also prevent any form of off the lead dog training. May I suggest that if you see it you pick it up as many dog walkers do and that a different form of disposal is used. Faeces is one of the original forms of recycling that has been in existance since life first developed on this planet. I use the term dog walker as the person in charge of the dog may not be the owner. That person might be a neighbour, a relative or someone who walks dogs.

Re: Dog control order - liz (20th Apr 2012 - 08:22:20) CCTV? Perhaps people shouldn't be allowed to walk their dogs unless they have a policeman or litter control officer with them at all times.

Re: Dog control order - Eb (20th Apr 2012 - 10:45:25) We wouldn't expect the the parish council to pay someone To pick up the mess, but you do pay someone to pick up The litter in the rec

Re: Dog control order - Jezza (20th Apr 2012 - 14:20:36) Fantastic news,having had the pleasure of running a Liphook Utd youth football team, I always used to look forward to spending alot of time picking up dog mess from the pitches!! Also dogs should be kept under control in public places,l for one really do not like the idea of a dog running up to me or my children and leaping all over us,with the owner calling out ''he's ok,he won't hurt you,he's only playing'',not everyone enjoys dogs! This is good news for everyone who uses the Rec!

Re: Dog control order - Gordon West (20th Apr 2012 - 14:20:46) Yes Liz, you are correct. We become our own policemen or litter control officers. If we see somthing wrong, we put it right or find someone who can. The main concern, that has been touched on but not to any great degree, is toxocariarsis. This can cause blindness. The area used for the childrens football training and games (Big Rec) is very popular with foxes. Their faeces are easy to recognise as they are very dark, often black, very loose and relatively small (big finger size) and it is often easy to see what they have been eating. Fox Faeces are likely to appear any time now and should be picked up immediately.. The following paragraphs are from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxocariasis. Transmission of Toxocara to humans is usually through ingestion of infective eggs.These eggs are passed in cat or dog faeces, but the defecation habits of dogs cause T. canis transmission to be more common than that of T. cati. Both Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati eggs require a several week incubation period outside of a host before becoming infective, so fresh eggs cannot cause toxocariasis. Many objects and surfaces can become contaminated with infectious Toxocara eggs. Flies that feed on faeces can spread Toxocara eggs to surfaces or foods. Young children who put contaminated objects in their mouths or eat dirt are at risk of developing symptoms. Humans can also contaminate foods by not washing their hands before eating. Humans are not the only accidental hosts of Toxocara. Eating undercooked rabbit, chicken, or sheep can lead to infection; encysted larvae in the meat can become reactivated and migrate through a human host, causing toxocariasis. Special attention should be paid to thoroughly cooking giblets and liver to avoid transmission. Both cats, dogs and foxes can become infected with Toxocara through the ingestion of eggs or by transmission of the larvae from a mother to her offspring. Transmission to cats and dogs can also occur by ingestion of infected accidental hosts, such as earthworms, cockroaches, rodents, rabbits, chickens, or sheep. Actively involving veterinarians and pet owners is important for controlling the transmission of Toxocara from pets to humans. Since pregnant or lactating dogs and cats and their offspring have the highest, active parasitic load, these animals should be placed on a deworming program. Pet faeces should be picked up and disposed of or buried, as they may contain Toxocara eggs. Practicing this measure in public areas, such as parks and beaches, is especially essential for decreasing transmission. Also, sandpits should be covered when not in use to prevent cats from using them as litter boxes. Hand washing before eating and after playing with pets, as well as after handling dirt will reduce the chances of ingesting Toxocara eggs. Washing all fruits and vegetables, keeping pets out of gardens and thoroughly cooking meats can also prevent transmission. Finally, teaching children not to place nonfood items, especially dirt, in their mouths will drastically reduce the chances of infection.

Re: Dog control order - Eb (20th Apr 2012 - 14:52:02) Yes Gordon andall I have tried to say is that I don't think keeping Dogs on the lead is going to stop the mess, I wish it would as I am as fed up as anyone treading in it and not just in the rec, let's Hope these people start getting caught out and fined!

Re: Dog control order - liz (20th Apr 2012 - 15:42:47) Gordon I was joking. While it is good news that the council is clamping down on inconsiderate dog owners I thing we need to keep a sense of perspective.

Re: Dog control order - Eb (20th Apr 2012 - 16:04:22) Gordons right you get loads of foxes in the rec we hear them all the time

Re: Dog control order - Gordon (20th Apr 2012 - 16:39:46) I agree with you Eb.the only trouble is I don't see but very little in the places people are complaining about. Perhaps other people beat me to it. I walk around Liphook morning and night every day but seldom find faeces. Strangely enough I found some this morning about ten metres inside the London Road entrance to Radford Park nearest Liphook . About 4cm diameter it almost tripped me up, so a very large dog. Probably a day or so old (not the dog), but not Wednesday morning because I would have seen it. Where is it now? In the bin! Sorry Liz, I tend to take things and turn them around. Eb are you sure it's not me you hear?

Re: Dog control order - Mark (20th Apr 2012 - 21:58:27) There are several people on here that have missed the big major issues with dog fouling. The Rec is used by Liphook FC with kids aged from 6 years upto 10 years playing football there every saturday morning, then every saturday afternoon by the mens teams, this does not include the week days were it is used by many children of Liphook. Every Saturday morning either myself or another manager have to walk the mini soccer pitches and always clear a large amount of dog poo from the pitches before any of the games can take place. THIS IS WHAT DOG POO CAN DO The eggs from roundworms, Toxocara Canis, are deposited with the feaces and embryonate (becoming infectious) 2-3 weeks later. They can be viable for up to 10 years in the soil and are resistant to disinfectants and to the frost. Each toxocara canis female can lay 700 eggs per day and are only visible under a powerful microscope. If ingested by humans and untreated can cause infections to your organs most commonly the brain (nervous system), liver, lungs and your eyes causing tumours and detached retinas and can lead to blindness. Dog poo does not act as a fertilizer, when it breaks down it leaves toxins in the ground which are harmful to other animals, humans and the environment No matter how responsible a dog owner you are if your dog is off the lead you can not always see what it is doing. WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF IT WAS YOUR CHILD WHO LOOSES THEIR EYE SIGHT OR A LIMB BECAUSE DOG POO HAS INFECTED A CUT. BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT DOG POO CAN DO. This order is the best thing the council has done.

Re: Dog control order - Steve (21st Apr 2012 - 10:30:27) Unbelievable how emotive people can get over a bunch of fur with four legs that makes a noise one end and a mess the other. The number of posts regarding this issue is amazing, what should of happened was to ban them completely from the Rec, imagine them running riot and leaving behind all their mess over the tennis courts or bowling green that would make for an interesting game! The difference being these areas are fenced off, so you either fence off all the Rec playing areas which means the whole thing or ban them completely. How is this dog control order going to be policed, who is actually going to challenge the offenders bearing in mind these individuals do not really give a damn in the first place otherwise they would not be allowing their pets to drop accordingly. Stick their photo or that of their dog up on a wall of shame I can feel their tension and concern over that one already, and that’s just the dog. Issue the fines! How is this going to work allowing for the fact that you have to know where to issue the fine. Involve the police! Don’t make me laugh there are not enough of them to deal with real crime. Ban them completely then there is no grey area, work out how to issue the fines accordingly. The idea of responsible dog ownership to these individuals causing all this would be to still allow their pooch to drop a steamer whilst on the end of a lead. There are more than enough areas around to exercise your dog away from sport and play facilities use them. Get some perspective here, if there are facilities and resources available to police this in the guise of specials or proper constables maybe in between doggy spotting they could address the dangerous parking down towards the station, enforce the double yellow line rule in the village to combat those people who insist on parking their cars in the bike shop or florists. Stamp out the drinking, drugs etc that blight this village including the residue of rubbish and other less savoury items deposited on the Rec and surrounding area. In closing what I find more disturbing in Liphook is that someone mentions doing something against dogs and all and sundry (including me because I have now posted as well) feel an obligation to respond with their opinions and concerns. Yet, when it allegedly becomes apparent that members of our previous PC and employees have been ‘skimming’ the outcry is three time less than any doggy issues, we really do get what we ask for. Still off to South Korea for my hols apparently they taste nice with chips.

Re: Dog control order - Mattie (21st Apr 2012 - 15:53:41) Fair comment Steve! Less people appear to care reading the Council-Finance Report published on this forum, under another thread, than this emotive subject. This document has taken a working party of the new Council more than a year to investigate and report on the (alleged) wrongdoings of certain former and current Council members. I remember reading all the fuss and hearing all manner of rumours and now the evidence is presented in a local public forum no one appear to care! Odd lot us Lipkookonians!

Re: Dog control order - Jane G (21st Apr 2012 - 17:24:58) I am a dog owner though very rarely walk my dog at the rec as I don't think it is a suitable place for dog walking. However, if I go somewhere and see signs that says that dogs must be kept on a lead then I would do so. Maybe that just makes me very conformist but I do believe that most dog owners would respect these signs...but please parish council make them very obvious! Because the rules are going to change I also think that some dog owners may not know or read the signs so some sort of education program would be useful. There are plenty of places to walk dogs locally off the lead so I for one support this move. Clearing up dog mess is not a pleasant business and particularly for those clearing up a lot of it on a football pitch!

Re: Dog control order - rita whitlock (22nd Apr 2012 - 13:12:43) having thought about this issue and read all the comments, i actually think that this is a good idea, am well aware of the fact that dog poo can cause blindness and have said this before on another thread, when i used to walk my dogs in the rec or anywhere i always cleaned it up. i have only got my 12 year old bulldog now and he justs trots round the garden. its a shame that some dog owners give us a bad name because they dont pick up after there dogs. they spoil it for everyone and then non dog owners tarnish us all with the same brush. BAD OWNERS NOT BAD DOGS! last time i went to the rec there was litter and broken glass everywhere and yes i did try and report it but the parish office was shut!

Re: Dog control order - neal (23rd Apr 2012 - 10:11:58) I am a dog owner and will raise my objection to this (to the Millennium hall piece) and would encourage all other dog owners to so the same. The issue of dog owners not picking up their poo will not be resolved by having their dog on the lead. The people that do not pickup , will not pickup just becuase their dog is on a lead, they are just not interested (it is just a few owners/dogs that are doing this) . To solve this issue a better way of reporting this is required where action can be taken. Mount a few CCTV cameras (which will also help identify crime as well) and punish those that are iIrresponsible not the rest of us that wish to enjoy this space with ball play and excercise with our dogs. You still see dog poo on the street where the same iIrresponsible owners can't be bothered to pickup !

Re: Dog control order - Lisa (23rd Apr 2012 - 12:53:56) It is not just the poo that is the health hazard but the lack of control of dogs not on leads. They, by nature, bound up to people either using the green/rec or just walking through and it is unwanted attention as well as being intimidating and in particular very scary to children. We have had on numurous occasions dogs hinder us as they run up and have bared their teeth/growled - whilst the owner has either been oblivious (chatting/mp3 player etc) or unable to control the dog to go back to them. The not having to clean pooey shoes/footballs is an added bonus! Cant wait for the Dog Control Order to be enforced and taken seriously. Certainly has my vote!

Re: Dog control order - liz (23rd Apr 2012 - 14:35:33) I know, why not have all dogs fitted with ''glow in the dark" registration numbers with white lights fitted at the front and red lights at the back so you can tell immediately which is the most dangerous end (depending on your point of view).

Re: Dog control order - Dawn (23rd Apr 2012 - 21:54:49) Dear Rita The Parish Office is open every day [mon-Fri] from 10 am to lunchtime and from 2 pm until 4pm. In addition, you can phone up on 722988 to pass on any comments you may have.

Re: Dog control order - Gordon West (24th Apr 2012 - 16:25:48) Using cat or dog faeces as fertilizer. If a cheap and efficient way of dealing with toxocariarsis were found there is a fortune to be made Toxins Apart from toxocariarsis (if that can be labelled a toxin) there are no other substances that can cause harm other than those introduced by man into the pets diet. Using cat and dog manure University of Wisconsin Extension www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/.../h238manure-dog-cat.htm I quote: Cat and dog manure, as excreted, contains about 2-1/2 times as much Nitrogen, the same amount of P2O5 (potassium) and half as much K2O (potash) as cattle manure. However, the fertilizer value depends on the kind and amount of associated litter or bedding as well as on the manure itself. Search for dog waste disposal Several methods of disposal that could be of interest, I understand the present disposal by the Council is landfill sites. Toxocariarsis The NHS has two websites dealing with it. Toxocariasis usually affects children up to the age of four. Although older people are found with antibodies meaning their immune system has reacted to it. The play habits of young children make them more likely to come into contact with soil, and many young children have a habit of eating it. There are several pets besides cats and dogs that could be hosts, rabbits for example. Although I have not seen a list, many other animals could also be hosts. So before eating or preparing food, have a good scrub up.

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