Chris Packham, 61, has plenty of controversial opinions, even claiming recently that Jeremy Clarkson should be "jailed" for writing in an opinion piece that he longed to see the public "hurl excrement" at Meghan Markle as she was paraded naked through the street.
However, he has since admitted that when it comes to "piles of poo", he has personal traumas of his own.Speaking in a new interview, he admitted that in his schooldays back in the 1960s, anyone who fell over was the butt of jokes due to how much dog waste they would accidentally roll in."You could be playing football on a sports pitch and you could fall over and everyone would laugh at you," he shuddered in memory of the time."You had to go home because you were covered in dog poo.
It was despicable."Branding owners who don't clean up after their pets "antisocial", he added that a London council planning to introduce fines for dog-walkers who fail to carry litter bags are "right to take a hard line".The Hammersmith and Fulham Council pitched plans last month for inspectors to have the authority to demand to see a dog poo bag from walkers they encounter.If they don't comply, or have left home without one, it could be punishable by a £100 fine.Chris is in favour of the proposals, having admitted that in the past, the pollution he's seen has been so bad, he has been driven to pick it up on other people's behalf."Occasionally, if I’m out and I see piles of other people’s dogs’ poo, I’ll pick that up.
Why not?" Chris exclaimed to the Radio Times.He added disapprovingly that dog owners who failed to do so were "so antisocial".Despite his disgust for irresponsible pet owners, he readily admits to being passionate about wild foxes, saying he "absolutely loves".
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