Filthy dog owners

EmmaEvs wrote:

bandit wrote:

Avoid face planting whilst yelling in surprise :mrgreen:

Bandit you have a foul mind.

Ha geddit?! :lol:

bandit wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:

Dids1 wrote:
Don't let it put you off altogether Emma.

I can't believe you can get accommodation that allows dogs to be honest.... Perhaps if it belongs to you you can do what you like.

we are staying in the P&V apartments in belle and when we checked in they asked if i had any dogs, cats or other pets! Even though they knew we had booked via crystal and flew in!!
WEIRD

anyway i am pleased to say that the poo has now been suitably mushed into the snow.....until tomorrow!!

Avoid face planting whilst yelling in surprise :mrgreen:

AllyG wrote:From what I have observed, the French are pretty careful with their money, so I suppose they see it as free fertiliser for the summer grass, and at least it's biodegradable - unlike the plastic bags, gloves, ski poles etc. that skiers drop all over the place :lol:

Ally

Toxocariasis

Toxocariasis is an infection of the round worm Toxocara canis5. It is a zoonotic6 disease that is spread via unwashed vegetables and dog faeces. Young children in particular are at risk due to their weaker immune systems and because they are more likely to expose themselves by ingesting the eggs. A puppy can pass as many as 15,000 eggs per gram of faeces, and they are a major source of environmental contamination.

Each T. canis female can lay up to 700 eggs a day. These are passed out when the dog defecates and can survive for up to three years in soil. After two to three weeks of warm weather the eggs develop into an embryo state, containing larva - this is when they become infective to dogs and people.

The larvae try to migrate through the human body as they would in a dog's, but the human body treats them as foreign material, which causes a reaction and tissue damage.

There are two types of toxocariasis: visceral larva migrans (VLM) and ocular larva migrans (OLM).

In VLM, the larvae reach the liver, causing inflammation and symptoms such as abdominal pain and pyrexia. Most people recover spontaneously.

OLM occurs when a migrating larva reaches the eye. It causes a granuloma to form on the retina, causing significant visual impairment and in severe cases even blindness.

Wanderer wrote:At least during the season, the cr*p will freeze and be buried under new snowfalls. However, I have often wondered what the slopes around the villages must be like when the snow melts and all the detritus is left behind - it doesn't really bear thinking about it too long!!!

AllyG wrote:From what I have observed, the French are pretty careful with their money, so I suppose they see it as free fertiliser for the summer grass, and at least it's biodegradable - unlike the plastic bags, gloves, ski poles etc. that skiers drop all over the place :lol:

Ally