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Joan Cartan-Hansen, Host: Pet
poop is a problem unlike human

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waste, pet poop isn't usually
treated.

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It's just tossed in the trash.

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How much poop?

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Well, America has an estimated
83 million pet dogs that produce

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ten point six million tons of
poop each year.

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They estimate we have about 96
million cats that produce 5

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point three tons of poop each
year.

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Dog and cat poop can have
viruses, parasites and harmful

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pathogens like e coli, giardia
and salmonella.

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The U.S. environmental
protection agency says

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all it take is two or three
days of poop from 100 dogs to

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close 20 miles of watershed.

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The animal poop leaves too much
bacteria, nitrogen and

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phosphorous to make it safe for
swimming.

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So be sure to pick up any dog
poop and put it in the trash.

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Cat poop needs to be disposed of
properly too.

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By the way, my pet rabbit Smokey
poops about a tenth of a pound

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per day.

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But because he is a vegetarian,
his poop can be composted.

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For more information about
sewage, check out the science

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trek website.

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You'll find it at science trek
dot org