A company called PooPrints based in Knoxville, Tennessee says its DNA testing for dog waste is taking off in the Seattle area and across the country.
 
Nick Boosalis, a distributor for the company, says so far 26 Seattle apartment buildings, condo complexes and homeowners associations have signed up for the service.

The service allows building management to take a sample of dog waste and match it to the owner who didn't bother to scoop their dog's waste.
 
Boosalis says it costs $39.95 for initial DNA testing of a dog. The owner would have to swab the dog's cheek and send in the sample.

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If building management wants to test the dog's waste, the company would take a sample of the waste and send it to the company, which charges $87 for that service.
 
The company's website cites these benefits of the program:

  • One DNA swab collection for the life of the animal
  • Resident's profile can be transferred if he or she moves to another PooPrints Property
  • Free resident account on the DNA world pet registry to access benefits and pet profiles
  • Free lost-and-found service, with lifetime proof of identity based on a dog's DNA profile
  • Free online storage space for the dog's medical history, vaccine records and photos

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