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A device for retrieving and containing animal waste from a ground surface. The inventive device includes a handle tube supporting an inverted bag at a lower end thereof. A manually operable closure assembly includes a snare loop extending about a mouth of the bag for closing the mouth of the bag whe

A device for retrieving and containing animal waste from a ground surface. The inventive device includes a handle tube supporting an inverted bag at a lower end thereof. A manually operable closure assembly includes a snare loop extending about a mouth of the bag for closing the mouth of the bag when positioned over a quantity of animal waste to retrieve and secure the waste within the bag.

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An animal waste retrieval device comprising: an elongated handle tube having a handle grip coupled to an upper end thereof for facilitating manual grasping and manipulating of the handle tube; a bag removably coupled to a lower end of the handle tube; a closure means mounted to the lower end of the

An animal waste retrieval device comprising: an elongated handle tube having a handle grip coupled to an upper end thereof for facilitating manual grasping and manipulating of the handle tube; a bag removably coupled to a lower end of the handle tube; a closure means mounted to the lower end of the handle tube for permitting remote manual closing of the bag when positioned over animal waste to capture and retain the animal waste within the bag; wherein the closure means comprises a support ring mounted to a lower end of the handle tube, the bag being positioned within the support ring and opened such that an open mouth of the bag is wrapped about the support ring; and elastic band securing the open mouth to the support ring; a snare loop extending along an interior surface of the support ring which can be constricted about the mouth of the bag so as to close the bag and effect simultaneous separation of the mouth of the bag from the exterior of the support ring and the elastic band extending thereabout.