OK, we all remember Barking and Dagenham's flirtation with
doggy do DNA analysis, don't we?
In a drive to reduce dog mess, people who fail to clean up after their pets will see them shamed with canine photofits, or “pugshots”, put up in public places and published in a council newsletter.
DNA taken from samples of dog faeces will be issued to create a computer-generated image of the offenders.
Key information taken from the samples will include gender, coat texture, length and colour and nose and eye colour.
*boggle*
The council has spent £5,000 informing residents about the scheme, which is expected to fund itself as owners must pay to have their dogs DNA registered.
I can't find, anywhere, any news on how many fines have been issued (never mind actually paid).
So lots of photofits of average sized brown mongrels then, well done B&D Council.
ReplyDeleteTesting fecal matter for DNA is a very, very expensive process which takes a lot of time. The bacteria in fecal matter have their own DNA strands which have to be identified and discarded from the testing process.
ReplyDeleteHow is the B & D Council going to pay for this, and which laboratory are they going to employ?
"So lots of photofits of average sized brown mongrels then, well done B&D Council."
ReplyDeleteWhenever I drive through, that seems to be the main population.
And most of their dogs too.
"How is the B & D Council going to pay for this, and which laboratory are they going to employ?"
Oh, they struck a deal with a single lab. That's 'laboratory', not 'Labrador'!