Something is being done about the irresponsible dog owners in some areas. For example, New Hampshire. This post in CNN caught my eye.
Some apartments are implementing PooPrints, a program that matches dog waste to DNA collected through pets' mandatory mouth swabs.
"The tests bought through PooPrints, a subsidiary of BioPet Vet Lab in Knoxville, Tennessee, match the DNA already captured to a sample of each pet's waste. Poop that isn't scooped can then be analyzed."
I wonder who gets the outdoor in the fresh air job of doing the scooping. I wonder if that is a full time job or just part time. Sounds like something we senior citizens could do part time. I wonder if they pay under the table. I'll have to get the scoop on that. This could be another way to help the economy with more new jobs.
Stay tuned for updates on the DNA tests that provide the poop on bad dog owners.
19 comments:
I am guessing that the person who does the analysing would have a "Number 2" who would do the scooping :-)
I do think that this is a good idea, though - far too many people just leave the poop where it drops...
ha. some person that stepped in too much came up with idea i bet...had what a job matching poo to dogs...ugh
if my dog goes over into the weeds, then
...oooops... if she goes over into the weeds, i don't scoop, otherwise I try to be a good neighbor :)
Here in Washington state, it's the law. You MUST clean up after your pet, and almost everyone does. There are stations everywhere with bags and receptacles. This makes it a lot nicer to go for a walk in a public park, believe me!
So weird.
I am all for this. I am getting out my swabs now....
Our dog was famous for making it look like he was doing a number two, but then nothing would "materialize." But the neighbors wouldn't know that. So we'd have to pretend we were scooping up whatever they thought he dropped. Maybe our dog was constipated or something. Not necessarily a bad thing though.
One of my pet peeves is people that allow their dogs to poop on our front lawn and not clear it away. Because we live in the country people assume it's just land and don't feel they need to clear up the mess.
I wish someone would come round here and catch the person that is allowing a dog to regularly foul our pavement, would get caught through DNA or any other method.
It is an excellent idea.
Imagine telling people what you did for a living!
Maggie X
Nuts in May
I wonder how costly that could end up? Guess you could fine the person, for the cost of the analysis. Wish they would do this in my neighborhood, for the cats!
ah do you get paid by the turd?
Super Dooper Pooper Scooper is the technical term. I heard this story too. It is sad that this is necessary. It annoys me no end when I have to watch for land mines. I scoop religiously and have offered bags to miscreants in the past as a gentle reminder. One audacious young woman replied,"No thanks. I'll come back and pick it up later" In the middle of the school sports field? I had a hard time believing my own ears.
Laughing out loud at Rock Chef's comment! Ha!
This is one job, even in a terrible job market, that I would NOT want. Oy.
xo jj
Yes, do get the scoop on this. Although it enrages me when irresponsible lazy people don't clean up after their dogs, it seems a bit ludicrous to spend money and talent on DNA testing dog poo when the whole world is at war and the economy is destroyed, health care is either threatened or non-existent, jobs are scarce and people are suffering greatly. And now the president is threatening to hold back the Social Security checks for August if the budget deficit is not solved. I could think of better uses for that dog poo if only I had the addresses of most of the politicians responsible for this colossal mess we're in.
Incredible! Once it would have been unbelievable, but nothing's that any more!
I'd heard about this because it uses a local lab. I'd hate to have the scooping job, though.
I hate getting it on my shoes. I am a religious dog poop scooper, carrying little bags in my pockets. I pick up even when we are on the deserted island. I wish more people would. Maybe the violators could be made to do public service by picking up poop.
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