Dog mess could be subjected to DNA testing under plans being considered by a council

[Jazzy]

Dog mess could be subjected to DNA testing to identify the pets and owners responsible, under plans being considered by a council.

Officials in Lancashire are in discussions with a forensic vet over plans to analyse dog dirt found on pavements and in parks.



The scheme has been used effectively in Europe and the United States and is seen as an option to help tackle the growing problem of dog fouling.



Last year, Hyndburn borough council voted to call on the Government to increase the maximum fixed penalty notices for dog fouling from £75 to £1,000.



Ken Moss, a councillor who proposed the scheme, said talks about DNA testing are at an “early stage”.



If it goes ahead, it would be one of the first schemes of its kind in the country.



Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...nder-plans-being-considered-by-a-council.html



Geez, I though I had a shitty job! (only kidding)



Question: What are your thoughts on this?

 

[Dark Raiden]

Why do people care so much? If a dog takes a dump in the grass, it doesn't hurt anything. If anything it becomes a fertilizer for the plants. I know, I've had to mow our backyard countless times and the grass gets huge. (We have four dogs, and one of them is a Yellow Lab.)



Again, they should be focusing on more important matters.

 

[Jazzy]

Responsible dog owners pick up after their dogs poop. I always carry plastic doggie bags with me. It's the people who let their dogs poop and just leave it that piss me off.

 

[Evil Eye]

I was wondering how they'd make enough money to pay for all those tests, then I saw the fines

Guess it's not that bad an idea...