Its a great idea!
That council alone spends £2 million a year cleaning the streets of dog mess, so this should prove cheaper and eventually those cleaning costs will drop dramatically.
The article mentions that DNA could be taken at the same time aas chipping which would be a cost effective way to gether the data.
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- The council is working out the best way to register the DNA of each dog in the borough
- Samples could be taken at the same time dogs are microchipped, which becomes a legal requirement from April 2016
- Collecting DNA involves a cheek swab which is taken from the dog and sent to a laboratory
- The dog's profile is then added to a DNA registry
If an owner fails to pick up the mess after their dog, a quick test will be taken from the offending faeces which can be traced back to a registered dog with 99.9 per cent accuracy, according to the council.
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