PooPrints
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| Company type | Distributorship |
|---|---|
| Industry | DNA Identification of dog waste; Environmental |
| Founded | 2008 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
| Founder | Tom Boyd |
| Headquarters | Locations across the USA |
Number of locations | 30 |
Area served | United States, Canada, UK, Israel |
Key people | Tom Boyd, Meg Retinger, Win Chandler, |
| Products | Pet Waste Station, Bag Refills, Individual Resident Scoop Bag dispensers, |
| Services | DNA World Pet Registry Database, Dog DNA Waste Matching, Proof of Parentage |
| Owner | Tom Boyd |
| Website | www |
PooPrints is a commercial service that uses DNA profiling of feces to assist with pet waste management.[1][2][3][4][5] DNA is first collected by a cheek swab, and registered online at the DNA World Pet Registry.[6]
According to a 2012 report from Minnesota station WCCO-TV, it is "a first of its kind company".[7]
It is a division of BioPet Laboratories, located in Knoxville, Tennessee.[5][8][9]
It was started in 2008.[5]
References
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- ^ Geere, Duncan (January 6, 2011). "PooPrints identifies scoop-averse dog owners with DNA testing". Wired Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Howard, Zach (July 6, 2011). "Doggie DNA nails owners of pets leaving smelly piles". Reuters. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Rosen, Jill (May 14, 2010). "DNA could solve a doggie whodunit". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Golgowski, Nina (June 27, 2011). "DNA tests provide the poop on bad dog owners". CNN. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ a b c Shaw, Bob (May 22, 2012). "Dog DNA service helps apartments catch poop perpetrators". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "PooPrints DNA Pet Waste Management". Bio Pet Vet Lab. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Dog DNA Business Cracks Down On Errant Droppings". WCCO-TV. May 24, 2012.
- ^ "About us - BioPet Bet Lab". biopetvetlab.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "PooPrints". pooprints.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Mount, Ian (February 26, 2009). "BioPet's gold mine: Doggy DNA". CNNMoney.
- ^ Weiss, Debra Cassens (May 20, 2010). "Lawyer Says Condo's Proposed PooPrints DNA Program Is 'Absolutely Ridiculous'". ABA Journal.
- ^ Andrea Canning; Taylor Behrendt; Tracey Marx (June 30, 2011). "Dog DNA Scooping Owners Who Fail to Pick Up After Pets". ABC News.
- ^ Jouvenal, Justin (October 25, 2011). "Fairfax neighbors head to court over unscooped dog poop". The Washington Post.
- ^ Hernandez, Sunny (June 12, 2012). "PooPrints: Dog poop DNA tests make a mess for owners who stink at picking up after pets". The Post-Standard.
- ^ Roney, Marty (June 12, 2012). "Property complexes step into DNA testing of dog poop". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Daley, Jason (February 10, 2012). "A Tech Entrepreneur Finds a Niche in Pouncing on Law-Breaking Pet Owners". Entrepreneur.
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