Dog feces is a protein by-product. As such it will kill most lawns, not fertilize. Being protein, the feces will attract rats. Rats will eat the undigested protein found in the fectal matter.Rats in your yard will attract feral cats and snakes. Poop makes a perfect breeding ground for many varieties of fly. Dog poop can carry a number of transferable between animal and deseases. People who have open cuts, sores, or dirty hands. Infected cuts and sores can lead to Cellulits, an extremely painful infection. Even though you cannot see the fectal matter, does not mean that fectal matter is not present. Round worms, tape worms, and whip worms, can have eggs remain in the soil waiting for a host for years. People with suppressed immune systems due to disease or are taking drugs that lower the immune system should not scoop dog feces. They are also at risk from desease.Dog feces can get into the ground water and polute our drinking water.Storm drain run off is partially made up of animal waste. It will increase the chance of an algae bloom, causing a water plant and fish to die, which would not help matters thanks to the curent oil spill. Some beaches have been closed due to high fectal matter in the water.The increase in protein can cause a Red Tide outbreak in the gulf.
