• Dogs feces may generate disease-causing bacteria that can make people sick.

• Dog feces may take more than a year to break down.

• On average a single gram of dog feces may contain parasites and 23 million coliform bacteria which can cause Coccidia, Roundworm, and Hookworm diseases in humans.

• Children are at the greatest risk to come in contact with these diseases because they are prone to play in the yard and put their hands in their mouth and rub their eyes.