Peggy Carpenter bangs a drum in Pardee Park on June 30 before the start of a dog parade used to raise awareness to dog waste water contamination of the Short Beach area of Branford. The ad hoc group marched from Pardee Park down several streets concluding at the beach. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound Photo courtesy of Wesley Bunnell

Participants make their way down Clark Ave during a dog parade on June 30 used to raise awareness to dog waste water contamination of the Short Beach area of Branford. The ad hoc group marched from Pardee Park down several streets concluding at the beach. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound Photo courtesy of Wesley Bunnell

Participants make their way down Clark Ave during a dog parade on June 30 used to raise awareness to dog waste water contamination of the Short Beach area of Branford. The ad hoc group marched from Pardee Park down several streets concluding at the beach. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound Photo courtesy of Wesley Bunnell

Participants make their way down Clark Ave during a dog parade on June 30 used to raise awareness to dog waste water contamination of the Short Beach area of Branford. The ad hoc group marched from Pardee Park down several streets concluding at the beach. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound Photo courtesy of Wesley Bunnell

Participants make their way down Court Street during a dog parade on June 30 used to raise awareness to dog waste water contamination of the Short Beach area of Branford. The ad hoc group marched from Pardee Park down several streets concluding at the beach. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound Photo courtesy of Wesley Bunnell

Participants make their way across Shore Drive from Court Street during a dog parade on June 30 used to raise awareness to dog waste water contamination of the Short Beach area of Branford. The ad hoc group marched from Pardee Park down several streets concluding at the beach. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound Photo courtesy of Wesley Bunnell

Participants make their way down Bristol St during a dog parade on June 30 used to raise awareness to dog waste water contamination of the Short Beach area of Branford. The ad hoc group marched from Pardee Park down several streets concluding at the beach. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound Photo courtesy of Wesley Bunnell

Participants stand in front of Johnson’s Beach during a dog parade on June 30 used to raise awareness to dog waste water contamination of the Short Beach area of Branford. The ad hoc group marched from Pardee Park down several streets concluding at the beach. Wesley Bunnell / The Sound Photo courtesy of Wesley Bunnell