Action

Benefit

Picking up of dog faeces.

Will reduce potential contamination of the environment from both parasite eggs and parasiticides.

Covering of sandpits and home grown fruit and vegetables.

To reduce faecal contamination from cats, roaming dogs and foxes.

Washing of fresh fruit and vegetables.

To remove parasitic egg contamination.

Daily monitoring for ticks.

Removal of ticks with a tick hook within 24 hours 

of attachment reduces the risk of tick-borne 

disease transmission.

Good hand hygiene.

Aids in preventing faecal-oral transmission of parasites. Some infections, like Giardia ssp. and T. gondii, lack effective preventive treatments.

Bring in pet waterfowl’s and toys at night.

To prevent contamination with slugs, snails or Toxocara eggs.

Regular vacuuming of household especially areas that pets utilise.

Regular cleaning can help reduce wider flea life-cycle infestation in the household environment.