Brave New Kennel
The Pencil Principle*, again
The system, called PooPrints, collects saliva swabs from every dog in a participating area and registers the DNA in a central database. When residents find dog droppings, they mail them to BioPet. Technicians then match the DNA to reveal the offending owner. Boyd, 71, charges $29.95 for each pet he enrolls and $49.95 per poop test.
*The Pencil Principle: A pencil can be used to write a sonnet—or stab your eye out. It’s not the technology; it’s the use one chooses.
Posted by Claire on 03/16 at 07:55 AM
As if I’m gonna mail dog-doo to anybody. Doesn’t the USPS have a little rule about that?
I nominate Mr DogPie for a segment on “America’s Dirtiest Jobs”.
Posted by ZZMike on 03/16/09 at 02:49 PM
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