Now An Apartment Complex in Texas is DNA Testing Dog Poop

The Conumerist ^ | January 23, 2013 | Laura Northrup

[Gefn]

I often see canine leavings at the side of the road, and wonder which of my fellow dog owners left them behind. (It certainly isn’t the dog’s fault.) In recent years, homeowners’ associations and apartment complexes have answered this important question by requiring DNA samples from dogs living on the property. When staff find an abandoned pile, they match the DNA it contains to a resident dog, and fine the owner $250.

[Gefn]

I don't have a dog, but every time I've walked one I've used a pooper scooper. This article makes some really good points though on why this is a terrible idea for those who have dogs, or those, like me, who occasionally doggy baby sit.

[Gefn]

doggy ping?

[Paladin2]

" homeowners’ associations"

Fascism personified.

[GeronL]

They are taking this whole bureaucratic mentality too far these days.

[Charles Martel]

I was not aware that the FBI maintained a canine DNA database.

[Revolting cat!]

SCATA PING?

[Gefn]

totally agree. i wonder who pays for this DNA testing too.

[GeronL]

good question, how much is the testing??

[Venturer]

LMAO City people are funny.

[Slyfox]

Meanwhile, there is a backlog on testing DNA from rape and murder cases.

[Responsibility2nd]

I’m guessing that in order to match the DNA, owners have had to first supply the Association some of their doggy’s doo doo up front.

Ya know... I can just about see how indeed - some HOA or condo board presidents can get so anal (pun intended) about dog poop as to run around doing DNA analyses.

[Moonman62]

i wonder who pays for this DNA testing too.

The fine is $250 so that probably pays for it.

[fatnotlazy]

Yes, it is ridiculous, but we live in a world full of irresponsible people who don't give a da** about other people's health and safety. It's amazing how many Obama voters let their dogs leave calling cards in my driveway. I'd like to see the offenders tarred and feathered.

[Slings and Arrows]

The dogs aren't the only ones in this story who are full of s**t.

[Moonman62]

Ya know... I can just about see how indeed - some HOA or condo board presidents can get so anal (pun intended) about dog poop as to run around doing DNA analyses.

They aren't as bad as people who let their dogs crap in someone else's yard or where people walk.

[1rudeboy]

Homeowners’ associations might be fascist, but how do you qualify someone who lets their dop crap on your lawn?

[who knows what evil?]

The lady that runs ‘Dog Haters Unite’ is going to looooove this one...

[Revolting cat!]

Homeowners’ associations might be fascist, but how do you qualify someone who lets their dop crap on your lawn?

Communist?

[Responsibility2nd]

Post this sign in your yard. See if this works.

 

[Revolting cat!]

[Paladin2]

Move to some place where you can shoot errant dogs on your property (or celebrate the free fertilizer - have you checked the price of dog food these days?)

[1rudeboy]

Yeah, that makes sense . . . making this issue part of the eternal struggle between fascism and communism.

[RobertClark]

I think this is great! I lived, for years, in a complex that allowed pets. The policy (and not to mention - good neighborly action) of cleaning up after your pet was well known and communicated not only in the lease, but also monthly in print. The number of people that just didn’t give a crap about their neighbors, or the fact that other people walked through common grassy areas, was staggering. It really ticked me off to step in a pile of crap when stretching for a run. CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR PETS!!!

[Revolting cat!]

[who knows what evil?]

I'd like to see the offenders tarred and feathered.

You're too kind. I'd rub their nose in it...the owner, not the dog.

[a fool in paradise]

You can’t really dust for vomit. < /spinal tap >

[posterchild]

It sure beats the old method of comparing striations on the turd with artifacts on the sphincter.

[a fool in paradise]

The solution has been in front of our eyes for 50 years now.

SINA knows the answer.

[a fool in paradise]

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[Gefn]

I love it. Do you think a bikini on a cow would be udderly ridiculous?

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[tpmintx]

I’m guessing that in order to match the DNA, owners have had to first supply the Association some of their doggy’s doo doo up front.

I have about 5 pounds per week that I am willing to sell and ship to whoever needs some dog poo that can be submitted to your HOA as "your dog's poo."

As part of our agreement, I will promise never to let my dog defecate in your neighborhood.

$5.00/pile + a nominal fee of $45.00 for shipping, handling, and hermetically sealed packaging.

Credit cards accepted.

[MWestMom]

Doesn’t a Progressive government bring out the little Nazi in a lot a people? It never ceases to amaze me.

[Clay Moore]

My guess is that some enterprising head-shop will begin selling synthetic dog poo to turn in as your initial sample.

[Paladin2]

Maybe all dogs need an ear tag like cattle these days.

The country needs more jobs for trackers and registrars.

[Daffynition]

Please don't ask me, how I know this....there's a *family* game called *Doggie Doo*.

[BfloGuy]

LMAO City people are funny.

In Rush Limbaugh little boy's voice: "Daddy, when I grow up, I want to be a dog poop DNA analyst."

Honest to Pete, dog turds. I suppose they're annoying, but I've never gotten too worked up over them. Even when they're on my lawn.

I live in Amish country. The roads and streets are often strewn with horsesh*t -- the real stuff, in copious amounts. I suspect these people would keel over and die if they encountered that.

[Daffynition]

Hire da K-9 patrol.

[Persevero]

Sad it’s come to that, but it is really not ok for people to leave poo lying around.

[Fledermaus]

I thought about this years ago. A lot of dog owners don’t pick it up in my complex too.

[Revolting cat!]

For a while I thought that civilization was going to the dogs, but it’s much worse than that as it is going to dog poops!

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[Bronzy]

I need to DNA my browsers to figure out which one’s poop I step in on the way to the kitchen.

[Venturer]

A lot of Amish where I live too, Nothing like a nice ride on the motorcycle and hitting a turn where a horse just left a load in the street.Skidding in horse dung is no fun.

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY7ZX6ngOSs

[Slings and Arrows]

.there's a *family* game called *Doggie Doo*.

Addams Family?

[Daffynition]

Them then?

[TexasRepublic]

“They are taking this whole bureaucratic mentality too far these days.”

Indeed. Who gives a crap anyway? There are bigger turds in Washington to clean up.