Edward Lehner, Who Made Dog Owners Pick ‘It’ Up, Dies at 93
Edward Lehner, who was instrumental in the passage of New York's 'pooper scooper' law requiring dog owners to clean up after their pets, has died at 93.
Before the law passed, navigating New York was a harrowing exercise in dog-feces avoidance. As he put it, sometimes “you would come home and have it all over you.”
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