City uses DNA to fight dog poop

Reuters ^ | Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:27pm BST | By Avida Landau Editing by Robert Hart

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PETAH TIKVA, Israel (Reuters) - An Israeli city is using DNA analysis of dog droppings to reward and punish pet owners.

Under a six-month trial programme launched this week, the city of Petah Tikva, a suburb of Tel Aviv, is asking dog owners to take their animal to a municipal veterinarian, who then swabs its mouth and collects DNA.

Twelve-year-old German shepherd dog 'Gina' carries the leash of two-year-old Kitty during a walk with their owner in Hamburg in this file photo from February 11, 2008.

The city will use the DNA database it is building to match faeces to a registered dog and identify its owner.

...droppings found underfoot in the street and matched through the DNA database to a registered pet could earn its owner a municipal fine...

"The sky is the limit on how far we can take this," she said.

She said Petah Tikva would consider making it mandatory for pet owners to provide DNA samples from their dogs if the trial programme is successful.

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Israel is a safer place tonight...

[Buck W.]

I wonder if the same technology can be used to track earmarks.

[marron]

Whats not forbidden is mandatory.

[AIM-54]

Now there’s a profession to be proud of - DNA analyst for The Department of Dog Poop Demystification (DDPD)

[KarlInOhio]

The latest from CSI : Israel? (CSI = Canine Scat Investigators)

[RichInOC]

Imagine yourself out on the town in Tel Aviv, and the attractive young thing sitting next to you at the bar asks...

“So what do you do for a living?”

What do you tell her? What do you tell her?

[SampleMan]

Can’t they just look at the rifling marks?

[ETL]

It’s kind of like going through someone’s garbage to find out their identity. Who gets the lucky job of scraping up and collecting the poop samples?

[Question Liberal Authority]

When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to see what life in the 21st century would be like. I was certain we'd have flying cars, robot maids, teleportation beams, laser guns, stuff like that.

So now I'm here and we can now use our cutting edge technology to figure out which dog is responsible for a given poop - a feat which dogs have accomplished for thousands of years simply by sniffing the butts of other dogs.

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Fixed your typo:

What do you tell her? What doodoo you tell her?

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You're missing the point.

Now we can TAX Shit!

[ETL]

When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to see what life in the 21st century would be like. I was certain we'd have flying cars, robot maids, teleportation beams, laser guns, stuff like that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jFJwcP-mTA

[ItsForTheChildren]

Can’t they just look at the rifling marks?

OMG! You got me cryin' here! ROFL!

[ETL]

a feat which dogs have accomplished for thousands of years simply by sniffing the butts of other dogs.

LOL!

[MediaMole]

That would require bringing in all new dogs for test firing.

[allmendream]

What do you tell her?

I am a DNA analyst.

Or....

I am a Scientist.

Having said both, believe me, there are seldom follow up questions, they just nod their head and think “smart and probably decent pay”.

[TexasRepublic]

They have lost their minds! Israel has been battling for 60 for its very survival, and yet someone is worried about dog poop. That is akin to shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.

[ETL]

When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to see what life in the 21st century would be like. I was certain we'd have flying cars, robot maids, teleportation beams, laser guns, stuff like that.

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The main character Miles Monroe, played by Allen, is being hunted by the police as being subversive to security of the state, and attempts to hide in it, thinking it is a closet. He is discovered there, and easily captured in a daze, with a dopey smile on his face."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgasmatron

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French couple demonstrates the "Orgasmatron":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1J-CBj1e-I

[Ken H]

I thought DNA testing was expensive. I don't see how such a program would NOT be a big money loser.

This story is either bogus, or some DNA testing firm has been lobbying hard.

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I don't see how such a program would NOT be a big money loser.

Don't be silly, they'll fund it by simply expanding the program until it is profitable.