Talented youngsters from across Hebden Royd have been putting pen to paper to try and get the message out to residents to pick up after their dogs.
It became apparent at a recent meeting of the school council that the issue of dog fouling was of major concern to local children, with fouling often spoiling trips to the park or walks along the canal.
Children were invited to write their own Poem Against Poo and the winning entries have been mounted and displayed throughout Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge in the hope that it will encourage people to think twice before letting their dogs foul. The winning entries can be seen below.
Why should we suffer
Your dogs muckSticking on our shoes
Making our feet stuckWe’ve done what we can
Now it’s up to youBe a good owner
PICK UP THE POO!By Charlotte Green
Age 11
YUK! Poo on my shoe!
Dirty filthy doggy doWhen I sit in school I can tell
My friends all think I really smellBut it isn’t me, your dog did it,
So pick it up and do your bit!!By Emily Morgan
Age 5
Dogies Dogies it’s not your fault
You should think twice before you do what you wantDogies Dogies we know you have to poo
But you doggies could do with a doggie looDogies Dogies when you do a poo
Just tell your owners what they have to do!By Jasmine Whitaker
Age 8
If your doggy has a poo
Make sure it comes home with youIf not put it in a bin
Otherwise the poo will winThe poo could end up on your shoe
Then the world will be like glueThe worms inside will eat your eyes
And eyes are as scrummy as piesBut that is only if you take a lick
And also you will end up being sickIf your dog is a pooper
Please use your scooperIf your doggy has a poo
Make sure it comes home with youBy Katie Latham
Age 10
When your dog has a
Poo poo pooIt could end up on your
Shoe shoe shoeDog doo is
Glue glue glueBring it home with
You you youBy Annie Challenger
Age 10