Problem
Untreated animal excreta
Other Names:
Uncollected animal droppingsPollution by animal dung
Nature:
The excrement of domestic animals in cities and in the countryside is increasingly posing pollution problems.
Incidence:
In industrialized countries, the problem of horse dung in cities prior to the advent of motorized transport has been replaced by dog turds. Animal excrement in the streets and other public places and in domestic situations continues to be a problem in many less-developed countries.
Broader Problems:
Organic wastesEffluents from animal husbandryLack of sanitation in rural areasInadequate disease vector control Narrower Problems:
Insalubrity of animal excrement in urban environments Related Problems:
Threatened species of GeotrupidaeThreatened species of Sphaeroceridae Aggravates:
CryptococcosisAnimal vectors of diseasePollution of water by infected faecesDomestic animals as carriers of animal diseases Strategies:
Reducing nitrogen and phosphoric pollution from animal productionCleaning up dog excrement from pavements Subject(s):
Societal Problems → EffluentSocietal Problems → Pollution
Zoology → Animals
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST