French Distribute Fake Dog Droppings

(Lyon, France) In an effort to get the citizens of Lyon to clean up after their dogs, the government has decided to litter the city with fake dog droppings as a reminder. 10,000 canine ca-ca decoys are intended to raise awareness of the pooper-scooper law which hasn't been effective thus far. The sidewalks of France's major cities are pungent minefields of canine excrement.

Based upon this logic, the method of cleaning the roadside of a littered highway would be to dump more litter. I don't get it. Must be a French thing. Also, it's generally recognized that the dog excrement doesn't really have anything to do with the pungency of France. With or without dogs, there's a stench.