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I came across this article and I just couldn’t resist sharing it.
City uses DNA to fight dog poop
“An Israeli city is using DNA analysis of dog droppings to reward and punish pet owners.” Dog owners will have their dogs swabbed for DNA, which will then be used to match droppings to the dog and its owners.
Owners using special bins to dispose of the droppings will be rewarded food coupons and dog toys. Droppings found in the street will result in a fine. This sounds like a pretty good incentive program.
The question is, when all is said and done, would the cost of rewarding the behavior (maintaining DNA info, dealing with disputes, collecting DNA from droppings, etc) outweigh the cost of simply cleaning the street? Maybe that depends if the new behavior of picking up dog poop can be permanent once the reward is removed to leave only the fine approach.
I look forward to finding out if the program is successful after its 6 month trial. If it is successful, how about we collect DNA from everyone on the planet and fine anyone leaving chewing gum and cigarettes on the street?
This is the most punk rock post you’ve ever written!
Hey Jenn,
It’s funny you say that because someone else sent me a message about this post saying “Keep on rockin’!”.
You sound like Laurie :-)
Julien