Your dog. Your bag. Your job.
Carry a bag and pick up after your dog. Faeces left on the path spread worms and germs - most of all to the children who play there.
Nobody enjoys the surprise underfoot. Least of all on a good shoe.
Here's the science
- What happensDog faeces left in public spaces
- HowToxocara canis roundworms in the dog's gut shed eggs in the faeces; the eggs mature in soil and then infect people through the faecal-oral route, from contaminated soil and hands
- SoHuman toxocariasis, with children most at risk
How it works - the size isn't measured hereGLOBAL
“Children are more prone to infection via the fecal-oral route as they are more likely to consume Toxocara eggs by ingesting soil or other contaminated substances.”
The transmission route for Toxocara (the dog roundworm) - a global biological mechanism rather than a measured Indian figure. A peer-reviewed medical reference is cited here.
Source: Toxocara Canis - StatPearls - StatPearls Publishing / NCBI Bookshelf(checked 2026-07-18)
And when we do it
A quick scoop keeps the park a place children can sit and roll around in without picking up worms.
You couldn't have known. Now you do.