Valley HOA's using dna tech to catch dog poop perpetrators

[AZLiam]

Originally Posted by JGMotorsport64

As a board member to an HOA in Tucson. I unequivocally hate HOAs but I'd pay to watch our prop manager pick up poopnfpr DNA. As a resident I'd ignore swab requests and threaten court actions. Nonsense and overkill.

No doubt. The HOA I had in Tucson a few years back would send stern notices during Monsoon season when weeds were "visible" in people's yards. The weeds were not even 1/2 inch; however, they did grow quickly during that time of year. I responded by calling them and demanding that they mow all of the feet-high weeds strewn across the wash behind our houses in that part of the neighborhood since it was a breeding ground for mosquitoes during that time of year.

[AZ_Rookie]

Originally Posted by Zippyman

I have bought dog-poop bags on Amazon by the thousand for years & can provide receipts if you doubt it. Not one time has any of my neighbors had to pick up after my dog. One neighbor accused me of not picking up when I had a bag of still-warm dog poop in my hand that apparently she didn't see - I showed it to her & then she complained about him peeing in her yard and "killing her plants" - the only problem being, my dog runs out of pee a block before reaching her property.. He sniffs, lifts his leg & nothing comes out at her house - he been doing the same thing, every day, twice a day, for years. If you want to be angry at someone, make sure of your facts - otherwise your ignorance will leak out.

Wow! Are you serious???!!! Did you notice the post (of yours) I responded to??? Maybe you should re-read both - and consider the context of what was written - before being so belligerent.

[cactusland]

Cameras would be cheaper.

[phxone]

Originally Posted by antispam

So, what if the resident takes the swab of a friend's dog which doesn't live in the community and sends it off initially?

That is exactly what I would do. I would visit a dog park and get a DNA sample from a random dog. If I knew that some property manager was picking up poo for testing, I would also go to the dog park and collect a large bag of samples to scatter throughout the neighborhood.


I also see huge problems with chain of custody issues, it would be possible and IMO highly likely that someone that hates their neighbor's dog would just go into their yard, steal some poop and leave it somewhere where the poop cop would find it. There is absolutely no due process or protection for the people being accused and fined by the HOA. The fines would never hold up in court.

[Colt AZ]

Valley HOA's using dna tech to catch dog poop perpetrators

What a wonderful discussion!

This must be one of those 1st World problems.

[Bungle]

Originally Posted by adinfinitum

My high end condo implemented a dog poop DNA program last summer (PooPrints), and it's been a total nightmare of botched science and HOA witch hunting. You can read my hideous story here: https://www.reddit.com/r/dogs/commen...nightmare_bad/

10 year club on reddit with 60 comment karma? Lurk much

[gbpakrfan]

Is this how they caught that Phoenix TV news reporter who...um, how do I put this delicately (deficately??)...took a dump in someone's yard? Okay, I guess that wasn't too delicate...