Posted By Solomon Gustavo on Sun, Jan 5, 2020 at 1:46 PM
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Dodging dog poop landmines stinks, especially outside your home, left by pet owners too lazy and inconsiderate to pick up their mutts’ dookie.
Lake Monroe Apartments in Sanford is putting a stop to the madness. The complex requires pet owner residents to submit their dog’s DNA via a salvia swab. Pet owners pay $250 to have the pet, and another $50 for the DNA test.
Property manager Ashley Fink told WFTV that the DNA is added to a “Poo Print” database. When leftover doo-doo is spotted, it can be matched to the dog that dropped it and the owner that left it. It takes upward of 10 days to find a match. If a resident is caught, they’re slapped with a $150 fine.
With a swab of Fido’s cheek, Lake Monroe Apartments dog owners are held accountable and all residents and neighbors can take a surer step around their complex.
One Sanford dog owner described the policy as a bit “hardcore.”
So is the fury, however, of the innocent who feels the squish of dog dung beneath their step.
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