A report to the council's transport and environment committee estimates using PooPrints for dog DNA sampling would cost around £100,000.
Edinburgh city council has ruled out a £100k scheme to catch fouling dogs' owners - which would involve shipping poo to America to catalogue the pet's DNA. The dog DNA idea was suggested after Edinburgh was last year named the worst place in the UK for dog fouling.
Cllr Arthur said only people who had registered their dog's DNA on the system could be identified. "And the people who allow their dog to foul all over the place are not the kind of people who are going to register their dog for their DNA - and it costs £50 to do so." The report also floats the possibility of "plain clothes patrols" to catch irresponsible dog-owners. The council has to get approval under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act for such "under cover" operations.
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