Magpies and dog poo!

Sorry to introduce a messy subject but has anyone anywhere ever heard about magpies stealing full dog poo bags, flying up to sit on wires above hedges and then dropping the bags into the hedges below?  A dozen or so bags have been spotted in a hedge near my house.  A human seems the likely culprit but then someone told me about the magpies and said I should look into it.  We are nearer to January 1st than April 1st but am I a fool ??? I have checked online but can only find refs to the problem not the possible avian perps.  There are several mentions to magpies picking seeds out of dog excrement ... any / all thoughts gratefully received.  Thank you!

  • I'll agree with Robbo, humans.

    It is a known issue with irresponsible dog owners/walkers, tying poo bags to trees in belief it is a tidier method, when in fact the dog owner/walker should actually be taking the poo bag(s) home or at least disposing of them in the proper way, a dedicated animal litter bin.