The peaceful protest held last Saturday in Pontnewydd Park

Responsible dog owners and their pets joined users of a Cwmbran park to hold a peaceful protest against dog mess.

The Friends of Pontnewydd Park are a group of volunteers held a “NO POOP in our PARK protest” last Saturday.

Leanne Morgan, chair of the Friends of Pontnewydd Park, said: “We know that in our park that our dog-walking colleagues and members of our community are mostly responsible but we have a few members of that dog-walking fraternity who aren’t.

“And that has resulted in some nasty situations in the park in terms of children falling in dog excrement, dog excrement becoming a pollutant in terms of our environment and our water course over there at the canal.”

The group shared treats for children and, and handed out free poop bags.

Video of the peaceful protest in Pontnewydd Park

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