PooPrints is a commercial service that uses DNA profiling of feces to assist with pet waste management. DNA is first collected by a cheek swab, and registered online at the DNA World Pet Registry.[1]
According to a 2012 report from Minnesota station WCCO-TV, it is "a first of its kind company". It is a division of BioPet Laboratories, located in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was started in 2008.
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- Rosen, Jill. DNA could solve a doggie whodunit The Baltimore Sun, May 14, 2010, retrieved June 7, 2012^
- Golgowski, Nina. DNA tests provide the poop on bad dog owners CNN, June 27, 2011, retrieved June 7, 2012^
- Howard, Zach. Doggie DNA nails owners of pets leaving smelly piles Reuters, July 6, 2011, retrieved June 7, 2012^
- Weiss, Debra Cassens. Lawyer Says Condo's Proposed PooPrints DNA Program Is 'Absolutely Ridiculous' ABA Journal, May 20, 2010^
- Shaw, Bob. Dog DNA service helps apartments catch poop perpetrators St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 22, 2012, retrieved June 7, 2012^
- Dog DNA Scooping Owners Who Fail to Pick Up After Pets ABC News, June 30, 2011^
- Daley, Jason. A Tech Entrepreneur Finds a Niche in Pouncing on Law-Breaking Pet Owners Entrepreneur, February 10, 2012^
- Mount, Ian. BioPet's gold mine: Doggy DNA CNNMoney, February 26, 2009^
- Jouvenal, Justin. Fairfax neighbors head to court over unscooped dog poop The Washington Post, October 25, 2011^
- Hernandez, Sunny. PooPrints: Dog poop DNA tests make a mess for owners who stink at picking up after pets The Post-Standard, June 12, 2012^
- Dog DNA Business Cracks Down On Errant Droppings WCCO-TV, May 24, 2012^
- Roney, Marty. Property complexes step into DNA testing of dog poop Detroit Free Press, June 12, 2012^
- About us - BioPet Bet Lab biopetvetlab.com, retrieved June 7, 2012^
- PooPrints pooprints.com, retrieved June 7, 2012^