Daniela Stoyanova was out with her border collie in Edinburgh when she suddenly felt a sharp and burning pain in her right foot
A horrified dog owner had to go to hospital for treatment after stepping on a used needle at a popular walking spot. Daniela Stoyanova was walking in Dalry Cemetery in Edinburgh with her border collie Bubba when she suddenly felt a sharp and burning pain in her right foot.
Other dog walkers had previosuly warned Daniela of discarded needles being found in the long grass around the graveyard. She was advised to contact NHS 24 on 111 by her GP surgery Springwell Medical Centre and a call handler told Daniela to go straight to A&E. Councillorr Scott Arthur, Environment Convener, said: “I’m very sorry to hear about this incident and hope the visitor is feeling better. Discarding waste like this is very irresponsible and even more so when it could be potentially harmful for anyone picking it up.
Top news stories today An Edinburgh Council spokeswoman said: “Street Work provide us with portable sharps bins, and we work closely with them in our Cemeteries, and we thank our active Friends group who do regular clean ups of needles and continue to look at other ways to help. Unfortunately, there are still more and it’s very unfortunate that this happened."
"We support the Scottish government’s efforts to introduce drug consumption rooms, to reduce the incidence of discarded needles in the environment. It is regrettable that, to date, the UK government has blocked these efforts.”
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