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Dog owners in one neighborhood have to get their dog swabbed to keep track of poop
  [WHPTV] For people living in a York County [PA] condominium complex, they'll soon have to get their dogs swabbed for DNA because of what officials are calling a growing problem.Chestnut Pointe Condo Association Board members said they will soon implement a program using "Poo-Prints", after some people have not been able to clean up after their dogs. You're not allowed to fling dog turds at politicians in Pennsylvania, so the droppings have no practical use. According to a message posted on the Dallastown condo's mailbox area and sent individually to the owners or renters of the 12 units, there have been complaints that messes are left on the grasses. One resident told CBS 21 News that because of the feces on the ground, some people have stepped in it and brought it inside the home, staining the carpets. Ummm... A dozen units? Approximately 24 adults, assuming each is inhabited by married or cohabiting couples? How many of the households are represented on the condo association? "We have talked to a lot of experts in the field and this is the best solution we could have come up with," said Lee March, a resident and the board's president. He should have talked to someone with a bit of common sense, rather than relying on experts in the field of dog poop. "Parents don't want their children playing in the grass because there's dog poop everywhere, " she said. One method of coping with the problem would be for anyone else present to holler "Hey! Pick up your dog poop!" Eventually everyone in the community will know who doesn't pick up his dog poop and they can start bagging it for them and leaving it on their doorstep. Or not bag it. Last week, the Board posted the notice where they have to have their dogs swabbed for the DNA. The association will pay for the costs, according to the statement, but after June 21st, residents who missed out on it or buy a new pet, will have to pay for the DNA tests and lab work which could add up $90. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-14 |
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