Local HOAs are using dog DNA to catch those who ignore clean up laws. Is it privacy invasion or good detective work?

Apartment complexes in cities around the United States are taking some pretty extreme measures when it comes to cracking down on unscooped dog poop. In order to figure out which dog owners aren’t ...

A New Jersey condo complex is going to highly scientific lengths to crack down on residents who don’t pick up after their dogs. At the luxury building Hudson Harbor in Edgewater, where studio ...

There is dog poop on the apartment lawn.The building manager cleans it up.The next day.It's there again.They put up a notice."Pet owners are responsible for cleaning up their pet's waste."It's still ...

ROANOKE — The same DNA testing science that convicts criminals and exonerates the innocent soon will be used to hunt down Roanoke’s Public Enemy No. 2: downtown dog poop scofflaws.

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Many community HOA's are using DNA to track down and fine dog owners who aren't cleaning up after their pups.

A New Jersey condo complex is going to highly scientific lengths to crack down on residents who don’t pick up after their dogs. The waterfront community has partnered with a company called PooPrints, ...

Fed up with dog poop being left around, board members at a Maryland condominium complex are now relying on DNA samples to police unscooped feces. Jeanne Fisher, the general manager for The Residence ...