Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/cities-with-dog-poop/

Ever since we were young, we had an experience when we were running around outdoors. It happened if we had a dog nearby, and invariably, one of us would end up having to scrape the bottom of our shoe.

It seems as if this is something that is universal when it comes to going for a walk outdoors. Then again, it may be a little more likely to happen in some areas than others.

That is the interesting subject of a study performed by Protect My Paws, a pet insurance comparison site.

In order to determine which cities had the most dog poop, they did some sniffing around online. They looked on Twitter for particular keyword phrases, such as “poo bag” or “stepped in poo.” After all, anybody who does that would certainly want to post about it on social media.

If you are interested in avoiding as much dog poop as possible, you should certainly stay away from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It seems as if they are the city in the United States with the most amount of dog droppings, even though there are laws in the city that prevent your pet from defecating on public land.

You would have to go to the other side of the country to Seattle, Washington if you wanted to find the second-highest level of dog poop. Other cities in line included Atlanta, Georgia, and San Francisco, California.

Of course, we realize that there are always going to be those who don’t pick up after their dogs. It isn’t really all that much trouble to do so but some people just refuse, perhaps thinking it is beneath them or that it will simply go away.

It has become such an issue in some cases that the police departments are going undercover to catch pet owners who are not scooping up after their canines. There is even a company that does DNA testing in Wisconsin to keep pet owners honest.

If you are interested in the top 10 cities that have the most dog poop, this is the list for you:

1. Pittsburgh, PA
2. Seattle, WA
3. Atlanta, GA
4. San Francisco, CA
5. Buffalo, NY
6. Norfolk, VA
7. Austin, TX
8. New Orleans, LA
9. Washington, D.C.
10. Minneapolis, MN

Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog