DNA Again

DNA as a tool in the battle against dog fouling has frequently featured on this blog.

 

While it might have seemed to have died a death, it clearly hasn't. Naples in Italy has now implemented the use of DNA on an experimental basis.

 

Never mind the Mafia, those dog owners will soon find out what it menas to transgress the unwritten rule!
 

Civil Rights? Not If You're A Dog!

We thank huffingtonpost.com for bringing this article to our attention.

Our regular readers and followers will be aware that DNA has long been suggested as a means of controlling dog fouling. The myth has now become a reality!

An "up market" apartment complex in Montgomery, Alabama has made it a condition of living in the complex that you allow your dog's DNA to be taken. While the civil rights aspect of the situation has been ignored, employment has been created. Poo Prints is the company, which managed the DNA. From faeces to financial success!

Whether we approve or not, the fouling issue has all but disappeared. It goes to show that enforcement with penalties can work. For my part, I would make a point by leaving human faeces at various locations. The results would be funny if nothing else! I must, however, stress that this should only be done by a disguised person in the dead of night!

Enjoy the video (sorry about the advert) and read the article here.

DNA - From Israel To The World!

Our loyal readers and followers will remember that, some two years ago, this site highlighted an initiative in Israel, which involved the use of DNA to analyse dog poo. Refresh your memories here.

It has taken time but this idea has now spread to Australia and the following news article says it all.

Before looking at that, however, I suggest a quick read of the Public Relations Institute of Australia's Submission for Victoria State Awards for Excellence 2000. This is now an ancient document but shows that the dog fouling issue has long been high on the Australian list of priorities. I was mightily impressed with the initiative described here. It takes us back to nature and puts us at one with the world; I quote: "The second leg of the campaign was the release of dung beetles into Port Phillip - a first for Victoria - with the message that it was not an excuse for dog owners to get sloppy in their habits". It leads to a serious moral dilemma. If we clear up dog waste, we will be starving the dung beetles. This would not be acceptable.

Please enjoy the following news report.

Israel Leads the Way!!

DNA has been used to trap serious criminals. Now, it could become the tool needed to detect offences of dog fouling.

In the attached link, there is even a video of how faeces are collected for analysis.

At least it obviates the need to post it to a selected target.

Click here for a full account!

Objetos Perdidos

London, Paris, New York, Dublin ....

It appears everyone is getting in on the dog fouling act these days. The latest city to join the campaign and start to fight back is Madrid, Spain. 

Brunete, a small town just outside of Madrid has come up with an ingenious way to keep its streets clean of dog mess - by sending the offending deposits back to the owners in an official council box marked "Lost Property" or "Objetos Perdidos".

During the course of a week a team of volunteers patrolled the town's streets on the lookout for dog owners who failed to scoop. They then approached the guilty owner and struck up a casual conversation to discover the name of the dog.

"With the name of the dog and the breed it was possible to identify the owner from the registered pet database held in the town hall", explained a council spokesperson.

The volunteers then scooped up the faeces, packaged it in a box with the town hall insignia, marked it as "Lost Property" and delivered it by courier to the pet owners home!

In all, 147 "express poop" deliveries were made and the town has since seen a 70% drop in the amount of dog mess found in its streets.

Another town in Spain - Hernani - has taken things a step further and introduced a law forcing dog owners to register their dog's DNA with the council so that they can be traced if their poo is found in the streets.

Nice one Spain - but what if the owner does the poo in the street - how do you identify them ?

BBC News Highlights The Issue

The BBC has really pitched in on the subject of dog fouling and we thank the BBC for the material displayed here!

 

 

 

 

Interestingly, this site can really claim to be ahead of the game on each of the tactics suggested.

 

Shame People

 

 



 

Get The Public To Help

 

 

Send In The Poover

 

 

 

Go On A Stakeout

 



 

Use A Harness

 

 

Introduce DNA Testing

 

 

Take Direct Action

 

 

It has to be observed that, here at Dog Fouling And Red Rubber Bands HQ, we have already highlighted all of these approaches at various times but we thank the BBC for coming on board and we urge you to read their article here.