'Lazy' pet owners have been slammed by residents after creating a 'poo tree' from discarded dog mess bags. Bushes and branches on a popular dog walking route in Newport have become so strewn with black sacks containing droppings that locals have even given the spot a special name.
"We call it the 's*** tree' - lovely isn't it?" said one disgruntled passerby, who added that the unsightly landmark next to Rogerstone Primary School gets worse each time she visits. "That people can be so lazy rather than take their dog's muck home and bin it is really depressing.
"Yes, we could probably do with more bins along this stretch in which to put the bags, but even then I think some would rather fling it in the bushes." She added, "My son has two big dogs and lives in Arizona in the US.
