Table 2. Community-level animal feces removal and disposal practices and factors that influence their use.

Type of feces	Removal and/or disposal practices	Factors influencing practices	Example
Cat	• Collected via trash service • Threw into nearby vacant lot • Threw into surrounding vegetation • Buried with soil or sand	• Feces dried out when found • When/if trash pickup would occur • Location found (e.g., inside home, outside, etc.) • Proximity to vacant lot or river • Pandemic conditions/awareness	“We throw the cat feces away to the trash…but now let’s say, we are constantly cleaning. We throw chlorine because of what we are going through [with the pandemic].” • age 35, semi-rural community, owns one dog and one cat
Dog	• Collected via trash service • Rinsed away with water • Threw into septic tank • Threw into nearby vacant lot • Threw into surrounding vegetation or area, including rivers • Buried with soil or sand	• Feces dried out when found • When/if trash pickup would occur • Location found • Proximity to vacant lot or river • Other animal owners’ practices	“We throw it out because the owner doesn’t pick it up… [we throw it] out in front where there’s that piece of land. That’s where we throw it.” • age 32, urban community, non-animal owner
Free-range chicken	• Threw into nearby vacant lot • Threw into surrounding vegetation, including rivers • Buried with soil or sand • Rinsed away with water, including letting rain wash it away • Collected and stored for fertilizer	• Feces dried out when found • When/if trash pickup would occur • Location found • Proximity to vacant lot or river • Other animal owners’ practices • Feces contained to cage or spread throughout environment • Had a use for fertilizer	“There is chicken feces in the yard. The yard is open and the neighbor has some chickens and they go in the yard. I don’t know how much feces because [the neighbor] knows how to clean. She scoops it up or covers it with dirt and I don’t always realize it.” • age 25, rural road communities, non-animal owner
Production chicken	• Collected via trash service •Threw into surrounding vegetation	• When/if trash pickup would occur • Feces contained to cage or spread throughout environment	“…The feces dry out and mix with the sawdust and it is not eliminated daily. The feces are thrown away with the sawdust and we change it one or two times a week.” • age 31, semi-rural community, owns three production chickens
Pig	• Rinsed away with water	• Feces contained to pigsty • Proximity to river	“We throw [the pig feces] away by the ‘plan,’ a ravine.” • age 35, rural river communities, owns four free-range chickens, four dogs, four cats, and two pigs
Horse	• None	• Other animal owners’ practices	“From horses, it occurs usually two or three times daily. When they poop, the owner comes down and cleans it. When they are in a hurry, they leave it.” • age 36, rural river communities, owns one cat