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.
The city will use the DNA database it is building to match faeces to a registered dog and identify its owner. [Full article]
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How dumb are they? This is Israel, man, the Mideast! There’ll be an immediate black market in unlicensed canines!
Great lab job for…
yuch!
Ugh. That sounds like a really gross and expensive way to go about regulating dog shit. How bad is it in Petah Tikvah?