An apparatus for disposing of pet fecal matter has an elongated frame member, a receptacle device mounted on a lower end of the elongated frame member and operable between an open and a closed position, a first handle affixed to an upper section of the frame, a second handle operably mounted on the upper section of the elongated frame member and movable between two positions relative to the frame and the first handle and operably connected to the receptacle device to open and close the receptacle. An illumination device is mounted on the elongated frame member and constructed to direct light downward to the receptacle device to illuminate the receptacle device and the ground in vicinity to and about the receptacle device.