Havelock resident plagued by neighbour's dog poo for 2 years, owner says broken gate to blame哈夫洛克一名居民两年来饱受邻居狗粪困扰，房主称是破损的大门造成的。
An elderly man is at his wits' end dealing with the uncleared excrement of his neighbour's pet dog along the common corridor.The resident at Block 22 Havelock Road, who did not want to be identified, told Shin Min Daily News that the Pomeranian has purportedly been pooping in front of his and other neighbours' flats for two years.This happens two...
An elderly man is at his wits' end dealing with the uncleared excrement of his neighbour's pet dog along the common corridor.
The resident at Block 22 Havelock Road, who did not want to be identified, told Shin Min Daily News that the Pomeranian has purportedly been pooping in front of his and other neighbours' flats for two years.
This happens two to three times a week, the man estimated.
While the resident used to visit the pet's owner to ask for the waste to be cleaned up, he said mobility issues has prevented him from always doing so now.
Complaints filed over the matter have not yielded any improvement in the situation, he told the Chinese publication.
The man added that he was advised to install a CCTV camera to capture evidence.
He reportedly showed Shin Min a video dated Sept 28, in which the Pomeranian is seen defecating near his front door at 4am.
Another CCTV footage from August 2025 reportedly captured a young man cleaning the stool near the resident's flat before throwing it down the block. That same night, the dog defecated along the corridor again.
The resident said he now alerts the authorities to clear the poop but expressed that it is a "band-aid solution".
"We don't think there is anything wrong with keeping pets, but people should have a sense of public responsibility and keep the neighborhood clean," he said.
Not on purpose: Owner
The owner of the Pomeranian, surnamed Lin, said in an interview with Shin Min that his faulty front gate was to blame.
"The door spoilt, and I didn't let the dog out on purpose, so it's none of my business," he was quoted as saying.
The owner demonstrated to the Chinese paper how the gate could not be closed properly.
He also stressed that the Pomeranian only slipped out of the house when he was too fatigued from work, or when his children were not paying attention.
"There is no way I would intentionally train my dog to defecate in front of his home. If we were notified, we will clean it up," he added.
Some other neighbours also told Shin Min they are not affected by the matter.
lim.kewei@asiaone.com
一位老人实在受不了邻居家宠物狗在公共走廊上留下的未清理粪便了。
哈弗洛克路 22 座的一位不愿透露姓名的居民告诉《新明日报》，这只博美犬据称已经两年来一直在他和其他邻居的公寓楼前拉屎。
该男子估计，这种情况每周会发生两到三次。
这位居民以前会去宠物主人那里要求清理粪便，但他表示，由于行动不便，他现在无法总是这样做了。
他告诉这家中国媒体，就此事提出的投诉并没有使情况得到任何改善。
该男子还表示，有人建议他安装监控摄像头以收集证据。
据报道，他向《新明日报》展示了一段拍摄于 9 月 28 日的视频，视频中可以看到这只博美犬在凌晨 4 点在他家前门附近排便。
据报道，2025年8月的另一段监控录像显示，一名年轻男子在住户公寓附近清理粪便，然后将其扔到楼下。当晚，那条狗再次在走廊里排便。
该居民表示，他现在会通知有关部门清理粪便，但他也表示这只是“权宜之计”。
他说：“我们认为养宠物没什么错，但人们应该有公共责任感，保持社区清洁。”
并非故意：所有者
这只博美犬的主人林先生在接受《新明日报》采访时表示，罪魁祸首是他家有缺陷的前门。
“门坏了，我不是故意不让狗出去的，所以这不关我的事，”他说道。
房主向中国报纸演示了这扇门是如何无法正确关闭的。
他还强调，只有当他工作太累或者孩子们不注意的时候，这只博美犬才会溜出家门。
“我绝不会故意训练我的狗在家门口拉屎。如果我们接到通知，我们会清理干净。”他补充道。
其他一些邻居也告诉《新明日报》，他们没有受到此事的影响。
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