At the time of the last price increase they announced the higher cost was due to the extra cost of collecting the new taxes. Seems like a licence to print money.....
we had a vizsla and a dachshund. our vizsla passed away in April. Each dog cost the same amount but the volume of poop for the vizsla vs the dachshund was easily a factor of 3-1... a CPP (cost per poop) by volume should be standard rather than CCD (cost per dog).
* just joking. it seems to be a silly discussion, I never minded paying the dog tax. it's a pay per use tax which I can appreciate. better I pay for it rather than someone with no hound. same with school tax. now that I have kids I don't mind paying it, prior to that, I had a hard time justifying it. yes you subsidize those who can't be bothered to buy bags, there are worse things to subsidize especially that they only tax fellow dog owners. but honestly, it has happened to all of us where that puppy did 3 poops in a walk and you only had 2 bags. I actually tossed a shirt to pick it up, were I in Switzerland at the time I would have had a bag courtesy my dog tax
HOWEVER; the people who let their cats out to poop anywhere and everywhere... those wankers need to pay for it too... should not be exclusive to dog owners but also to cat owners who let felines roam free.
My felines are indoors and their poop goes out with my other rubbish (sooo heavy, my poor back), but a thrifty neighbour of mine sticks her cats' poops in the Robidog box when she heads out with her dog. Apparently this is ok, she checked with someone...
I used to use silica crystals and so the poop would go straight in the toilet and get flushed away. So much more convenient than disposing in the trash.