A dog trainer in northeastern Japan has taken it upon herself to make her city more pet friendly by installing "poop posts" for owners to dispose of their dogs' waste.Akari Tanaka, a 37-year-old resident of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, is hoping her project will help create a society where people can live comfortably with their pets as she says locals have struggled to "take the initiative to clean up after their dogs."Tanaka put up the first "poop post" outside her dog-grooming salon in July 2020. It stands about 90 centimeters tall, is 50 cm wide and comes with plastic bags that people ca…READ FULL ARTICLE
