Organic excreta, whether from domestic, stray or wild animals, often has a substantial adverse impact on otherwise pleasant modem lifestyles. The same also represents a significant health threat, due to the plethora of diseases often found in animal excrement. While nature will, over time, degrade the organic components of excreta, such action is relatively very long-term. Moreover, while the same is occurring, excreta poses a health hazard, gives off unpleasant odors, and appears and is repulsive to most individuals. At the same time, solid excreta also present the possibility of being picked up underfoot and spread, sometimes even into the home, office or commercial environment. Finally, excreta while it is deteriorating naturally over a long period of time tends to damage lawns due to heat and other prolonged effects.
In an effort to avoid the dangers and unpleasantness associated with the same, numerous jurisdictions have implemented so-called “pooper scooper” laws which require, for example, a dog owner to clean up after a pet, for example, while it is being given its required daily walk. However, in addition to the fact that pet owners are not all fastidious about cleaning up after their animals, numerous sources of excreta, not controllable by pooper scooper regulations abound. These range from problems created by Canadian geese on golf courses and waterfront properties to the excreta of wild deer beside houses in the suburbs, and leavings of stray animals in urban locations.