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#OnThisDay in 2004 Dave Matthews Band dumped an estimated 800 pounds (360 kg) of human waste from their tour bus onto an open-top passenger sightseeing boat in the Chicago River.

#PoopGate #Tourism #Faeces #Chicago #Music

RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/science-and-environment-s66ehoj8z/-/a-jmuoXM_KTMyQAu5R5MgIPw%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0

I can't stress enough how important it is to close the nutrient cycle and utilize human excrements as fertilizers. We would save so much resources and energy while decreasing the environmental impact of our horribly expensive and inefficient sewage system and fertilizer production.

Yes, there are challenges when using human excrements (mainly pathogens and pharmaceutics), but the hazards are mostly much lower than people think, and solvable.

Nice info [in German]:
https://www.naehrstoffwende.org/

#Sanitärwende #CompostingToilet #humanure #UrineFertilizer #Faeces #NutrientCycling #SourceSeparatingToilets #RecyclingFertilizers #CircularBioeconomy #Aurin #Nährstoffwende

"When it was no longer tenable to discharge sewage at the cliff face..."

"Last week, after torrential rain in Sydney, fresh poo balls washed up on the beach at Malabar, the closest beach to the problematic Malabar sewage treatment plant. In early April 2025, the EPA finally admitted the poo balls likely originated from Sydney Water’s land-based sewage treatment network."

"The deepwater ocean outfalls were opened from 1990, mainly because they were the cheapest option when it was no longer tenable to discharge sewage at the cliff face. Funding a fix now will take political will – and some impressive engineering."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/28/sydney-water-sewage-poo-balls-fatberg-beaches-investigation
#pollution #NSW #coast #beaches #faeces #infrastructure #sewage #CheapOptions #swimming #MarineAnimals #PooBalls

Man's best friend - First eradicate the Neanderthals, then biodiversity

Humans and their dogs drove our evolutionary cousins Neanderthals to extinction
"Early dogs, bred from wolves, played a critical role in the modern human’s takeover of Europe 40,000 years ago when we vanquished the Neanderthal locals. The Neanderthals, who had lived there for more than 200,000 years. However, within a few thousand years of our arrival, they disappeared...Humans and hunting dogs were, and still are, a deadly combination." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/01/hunting-with-wolves-humans-conquered-the-world-neanderthal-evolution

Man’s best friend may be nature’s worst enemy, study on pet dogs
“Many owners simply don’t realise the environmental damage dogs can cause, from disturbing wildlife to polluting ecosystems." >>
https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/mans-best-friend-may-be-natures-worst-enemy-study-on-pet-dogs-finds/

Bad dog? The environmental effects of owned dogs
"The sheer number of dogs contributes to global carbon emissions and land and fresh water use via the pet food industry. " >>
https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/pdf/PC24071

#dogs #dog #pets #HumanAnimalInteraction #carnivores #DogAttacks #penguins #koalas
#extinction #Biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #water #pollution #faeces #disturbance #zoonoses #PetIndustry #meat #ecosystems #climate #shorebirds #beach #ExtinctionCrisis #Neanderthals #BellingenShire #EcologicalDisturbance #IntroducedSpecies

Any naturalists recognise who left this little gift of faeces next to my pond? I’m in the uk. #shit #pond #faeces #wildlife #identifyAnimal

Leaving the supermarket, I said to my daughter, "I don't know if that smell is faeces or dead rat, what do you think?" She said, "I think it smells like Vegemite scroll".

This tells you all you need to know about the Australian delicacy.

#Australia #faeces #DeadRats #food

Raison de vivre
Companion animals - a reason for living

For many dog owners the companionship of dogs is often
“literally the only reason to survive,
to get up, to still keep going.
It gives them a reason to get up,
a reason to get out,
a reason to move around and
be in contact a little bit with the world outside."
>>
Pet dogs have ‘extensive and multifarious’ impact on environment, new research finds
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/10/pet-dogs-have-extensive-and-multifarious-impact-on-environment-new-research-finds

"Approximately 69% of households in Australia own pets, with dogs being the most common."
>>
https://kb.rspca.org.au/knowledge-base/how-many-pets-are-there-in-australia/
#dogs #pets #wildlife #birds #penguins #beach #DogOwners #ProstheticDevices #harm #pollution #GHG #meat #pesticides #faeces #climate #DogAttacks #Australia #community #ReasonForLiving #CompanionAnimals #zeitgeist

The environmental impacts of man’s best friend
We give a free pass to dogs and their owners

Study "highlighted the impacts of the world’s “commonest large carnivore” in killing and disturbing native wildlife, particularly shore birds."

A "study of animals taken to the Australia Zoo wildlife hospital found that mortality was highest after dog attacks, which was the second most common reason for admission after car strikes."

"The researchers attributed the extent of the environmental impacts to the sheer number of dogs globally, as well as “the lax or uninformed behaviour of dog owners. A lot of what we’re talking about can be ameliorated by owners’ behaviour... pointing out that low compliance with leash laws was a problem."

“If nothing else, pick up your own dog shit."
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/10/pet-dogs-have-extensive-and-multifarious-impact-on-environment-new-research-finds
#dogs #pets #wildlife #birds #penguins #beach #DogOwners #DogAttacks #cars #harm #pollution #GHG #meat #pesticides #faeces #climate

#Genomic tools reveal health insights for endangered Indiana #bats.

#wildlife #microbiome #parasites #Eimeria #faeces

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-genomic-tools-reveal-health-insights.html

Tourism without public toilets?
Little Blue Lake 'littered' with human faeces, sparking calls for toilets.

"The Little Blue Lake is a beautiful swimming hole that attracts thousands of people, but locals say human waste is piling up on its perimeter and the nearby car park."

Looks like the popular Never Never river is not the only place without a toilet.
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/109781401767955929

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/little-blue-lake-mount-gambier-sinkhole-human-faeces/103729160
#tourism #faeces #water #pollution #Gleniffer #PromisedLand #NeverNever #BellingenShire

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/06/people-in-england-facing-food-poisoning-russian-roulette-as-illnesses-soar

A study published in 2020 by the FSA estimated that there were 2.4 million cases of foodborne disease in 2018 in the UK, with 16,400 #hospital admissions. Among the most common infections are #salmonella and #campylobacter, an infection associated with eating or handling raw or undercooked #meat and touching #pets #faeces. An estimated 67% of the cases are attributable to #food.

Tips to lower chances on food poisoning: go #vegan ... #plantbased for the win

Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study | Plastics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/27/microplastics-found-every-human-placenta-tested-study-health-impact

#Microplastics
#Placenta
#Foetus
#UnbornBaby
#HumanBlood
#BreastMilk
#Faeces
#Poo
#IBD
#InflammatoryBowelDisease
#ToxicologicalSciences
#PVC
#Nylon
#Polyethylene
#CapitalMedicalUni
#China
#NewMexicoUni

There is no magic “poop fairy” to pick up the dog droppings

Flags planted in dog feces? The proliferation of dog droppings in parks, yards and neighborhoods is a problem in many locations around the world, and one that may only have worsened during the pandemic, when many people adopted new dogs."
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/30/los-angeles-dog-poop-flag-venice-mystery
#dogs #pets #faeces #meat #waste #NatureReserves #Bellingen #TheBush #beach #wildlife

Anyone who could be arsed voting for that Tory faeces in Uxbridge and South Ruislip (or whatever the fuck) are quite simply mentally ill degenerates, and are now eternally damned

#faeces #tonight #turds #perverts #names #nike #starbucks #adidas #mcdonalds

Dog poo is linked to illness, pollution and antibiotic resistance
"Yet, our streets and parks continue to be littered with dog poo. And with the pandemic driving a surge in dog ownership, anecdotal reports suggest the dog poo problem has grown only worse in recent years".

In Bellingen most pet owners seem to have two to three dogs which are mostly roaming unleashed depositing their load of roo (wildlife) meat at the other person's garden. Never seen anyone picking anything up.

https://theconversation.com/is-leaving-dog-poo-in-the-street-really-so-bad-the-science-says-its-even-worse-than-you-think-207416
#Dogs #pets #Faeces #Pollution #Bacteria #Diseases #wildlife

Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem – study | The Independent
#History
#Archeology
#Dysentry
#EarlyToilets
#Toilet
#Jerusalem
#Parasite
#Faeces
#Latrines
#GiardiaDuodenalis
#IronAge
#KingdomOfJudah
#Judah
#7thCenturyBCE
#8thCenturyBCE
#586BCE
#Cesspits
#KingManasseh
#Mesopotamia
#ELISA
#Sewage
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/university-of-cambridge-toilets-one-tel-aviv-university-mesopotamia-b2346138.html