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Whohasn'tsteppedin it? Who finds scraping doggie doo-doo off one's shoes a less than pleas- ant experience? Also, just ask my husband, since re- tirement, how thrilled he is about his new daily oc- cupation, being the of- ficial poop picker-up- per in the household. Okay I admit it, discuss- ing dog poo is probably not the most riveting of topics. Whether we own a dog, cat, horse, etc., we also know that what- ever goes in must come out, and dealing with an- imal waste is one of the least liked aspects of be- ing a pet owner, a fact with which I am sure my husband would heartily agree. Why bring up this smelly topic? Well, it hap- pens that April is the month of "poop". No, I re- ally am not full of it. Sup- posedly, April 1st begins National Scoop the Poop Week, though others list it as occurring the fourth week of April. However, the first week in April is also International Pooper Scooper Week. The As- sociation of Professional Animal Waste Specialists (aPaws), founded in Feb- ruary 2002 by a group of professional pooper scoo- pers, believe dog waste is not a joke. In recogni- tion of a growing prob- lem, aPaws established a special week to educate pet guardians on the im- portance of cleaning up after their dogs. Last, but not least, Petcentric has declared April 25th as National "Don't Step in Dog Poop Day". You just might say April has gone to the dogs (or is it their patties?) Think about this for a second… the American Pet Association has esti- mated that the seventy- one million pet dogs in the United States pro- duce over 4.4 billion pounds of fecal matter per year. Roughly, it is enough to cover 900 foot- ball fields with 12 inches of dog waste! Or, if you want to make it more personal, the Food and Drug Administration es- timates that one dog pro- duces an average of 0.75 pounds of waste per day which, per-year per- household, can equate to over 400 pounds of dog turds per pet! Doggone it, you have to agree, the piles are more than just a yucky nuisance. In 1994, the Envi- ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized pet waste as a major con- tributor of Nonpoint Source Pollution (NPS). NPS pollution is caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground. As the run- off moves, it picks up and carries away pollutants, like feces, depositing them into lakes, rivers, wetlands, coastal waters and ground waters. NPS pollutants have harmful effects on drinking water supplies, recreation, fish- eries and wildlife. Whether it is a mangy mutt or a well-bred champion, their dumps are one of the leading sources of E. coli (fe- cal coliforms) bacterial pollution. One gram of dog feces contains over 20,000,000 E. coli cells. While one dog's drop- pings may not signifi- cantly affect the environ- ment, the collective ef- fect of hundreds of dogs can create serious prob- lems. In fact, research- ers in California, Florida, Idaho, and Virginia call the dog "doo" runoff from parks and yards contrib- uting to dangerous levels of bacteria in lakes and coastal waters, the "Fido Hypothesis." According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Con- trol and Prevention (CDC), pet droppings can and do contribute to the diseases animals pass to humans (zoonoses). When infected dog poop is left on the ground, the eggs of the roundworms and other parasites can linger in the soil for years. As a result, anyone who comes in contact with the soil, either by gardening, playing, walk- ing, etc., runs the risk of coming into contact with those eggs. Children run the greatest risk of infection because they are prone, after playing in the dirt, to put their hands in their mouths or rub their eyes. Some of the hard-to- pronounce parasites in- clude Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Salmonella, as well as hookworms, ring- worms and tapeworms. Infections from these of- ten cause fever, muscle aches, headache, vomit- ing, and diarrhea to name a few of the symptoms. Parasitic infections can definitely make you ex- tremely sick and, for preg- nant women, can pose a serious threat to their un- born child. It doesn't take a scientist to figure out that dog dung is nasty. The risk to people and other animals greatly de- creases when feces are promptly removed and disposed of properly. The concept is quite simple. If your pet poops, pick it up, bag it, seal it, dispose it in the garbage, then wash your hands, or use a hand sanitizer if water and soap are unavailable. Folks, this isn't rocket sci- ence. So, gather whatever you it is you use, be it a "pooper scooper," gloves, bags, or hazmat suit, and do your part to clean up the environment, one poop at a time. Oh, and since you're already up to your elbows in the stuff, now would be just as good a time as any to also scoop out that litter box too. RonnieCaseyisvice president of PETS — Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter. She can be reached at rmcredbluff@gmail.com. For more information about PETS, visit petstehama.org. PETS Thescooponpoop For the past year I have been planning and thinking of ways and means of bring- ing the parents and teach- ers of Tehama County into closer touch with each other for the betterment of the children. I have decided that this can best be done by the for- mation of a Parent-Teachers' Association in every district in this county. To this end I have secured the services of Dr. Margaret S. McNaught, Commissioner of Elementary Schools for the State of California. Dr. McNaught has been formingtheseassociationsin all parts of the state, so she is authority in all matters per- taining to this line of work. — April 1, 1917 100 YEARS AGO... AppealtoRedBluffmothers The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Red Bluff Fire, Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment, Corning Police De- partment, Corning Fire, Cal Fire and California Highway Patrol logs. Animals EdithAvenue:Threepuppies were le abandoned by ten- ants at the Spring Mountain Apartments. The puppies were taken to the Corning animal shelter. South Avenue, cross of Sixth Avenue: A Corning resident reported losing a male black lab that disap- peared between March 21 and 28. It was last seen on Edith Avenue. Arrest AdamDavidCretaro: 33, of Redding was arrested Thursday in the 700block of South Main Street and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of arranging to meet a minor for purpose of lewd acts, two counts of contacting minor with intent to commit sexual offense and one count of sending harmful matter to minor with intent to seduce. Suspicious McKinley Avenue: A Corning resident reported seeing men run down the alley with a bat or some other kind of weapon and looking into vehicles about 1:20a.m. Thursday. No one was located during an area check. Tehama Street: A woman requested extra patrol a er her house was ransacked. Lucknow Avenue, Dunvin Court: A man was wander- ing the area knocking over trash cans and looking into mailboxes about 6a.m. Friday. LittleAvenue: A man was re- portedly looking into windows about 10:45p.m. Thursday before running out of the yard headed north on Gilmore Road. Steven Donald Kuss, 28, of Red Bluff was cited and released on the charges of possession of controlled substance and controlled substance paraphernalia. Mariposa Avenue: A man was reported as suspicious at Gerber Park about 3p.m. Thursday. He was acting agitated and flipping a knife into the air. The s Reno Avenue: A Gerber woman's barn was broken into sometime between January and Thursday and several items were missing. Douglass Street: A black Snow Bear utility trailer, license plate 4GF4041, with a "Rathja 3" sticker on the le fender and a gray 2004 Kawasaki quad, license plate 68EM12, were stolen from a residence. Givens Road: A bicycle was stolen from the Givens Heights Apartments. Gilmore Road: An EBT card was stolen from the O'Nite Trailer Park. Third Street: A woman reported the the of jewelry from someone she had invited into her Tehama residence. Police Logs A Los Molinos road clo- sure for Sherwood Bou- levard and Orange and Grant streets due to a construction project that started Monday will con- tinue through Sept. 30. Tehama County Public Works will be construct- ing storm drains and street improvements that may require traffic con- trol, road closures or de- tours. Drivers and pedestri- ans are cautioned to obey posted work zone speed limits and be alert for per- sonnel and equipment in and around the work site. Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes during the scheduled work week periods. LOS MOLINOS Construction causes closure, detour Come join good friends for lunch in the Gardenside Café, in the Red Bluff Com- munity and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. A freshly prepared, nutritionally bal- anced meal is served Mon- day through Friday at noon. Lunch also is served at the Corning Senior Center, 1014 4th Ave., at 11:30 a.m. Call 527-2414 a day ahead to re- serve a space for lunch. A minimum suggested dona- tionof$3.50forthose60and older is requested, although a donation is not a require- menttoreceiveameal. There is a charge of $8 for guests youngerthan60.Comeenjoy lunch and various activities during the week, all are wel- come.Themenuforthecom- ing week: April 3-7 Monday Vegetarian Spinach Cheese Ravioli, Capri Vegetables, Luau Fruit Cup, Juice Tuesday Scalloped Potatoes & Ham,Cauliflower&Zucchini, Strawberries, Rye Bread Wednesday HEART HEALTHY ChineseChickenSalad,w/ Mandarins & Pineapple Tid- bits, Fortune Cookie Thursday ETHNIC/VEGETARIAN Chile Relleno Casserole, Mexicali Corn, Juice, Whole Wheat Tortilla, Cinnamon Churro Friday Roast Beef Sandwich, Black Bean Salad, Melon Medley SENIOR NUTRITION Lunch menu for the week ahead CONTRIBUTED Promotional testing was recently held at the Police Activities League Martial Arts Program. Pictured, with purple belts, are Mckayla Priest and Audrinna Oylear; blue belts, Yailin Soto, Peru Dotson and Ciprianno Dotson and green belts, Shelby Wolstenholn, Jakoby Lyon, Zaige Lyon, and Ignacio, Soto and Isabel Arroyo. Several other students attended the promotion technique examination to assist as training partners. Adults pictured are Terry Schackleford, master instructor, and volunteer assistant Jonathon Acosta. 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