"June Hughes" wrote in message
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In message , Phil L
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Janet Baraclough wrote:
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from "George.com" contains these words:

Extremely orthodox composters are strongly opposed to adding manure
from meat eating animals in their compost pile. Herbivores yes but
carnivores, like dogs and cats, no.

My mutts turn out a regular supply of pooh. They however are rather
spoiled and get premium biscuits and the occasional left overs such
as cooked veges or meats (basically what I eat).

What they eat is irrelevant. Cats and dogs carry zoonotic intestinal
parasites whose very persistent eggs are shed in their faeces. Even if
the animals are regularly wormed, they often get re-infected in
between treatments.

Janet.

But if you're just shovelling it into holes or trenches, does it matter?


Like human pooh, dog pooh takes a very long time to break down, and I
don't think it would be very useful in compost, even if it were only
used for non-food crops. Also, the smell tends to change over time
without improving any. I certainly wouldn't entertain any in my compost
bin and heaven knows, our lab produces enough!

I find it breaks down quite rapdily in compost June although these are not
lab sized turds. My dogs are obviously well bred as the smell does not
linger long. Seems opinion is divided on use in compost for a variety of
reasons.

rob