Too pooped to scoop? Owners failing to pick up after pooches

Seattle: Frustrated with dog owners who refuse to clean up after their pets, an increasing number of apartments in the US city of Seattle are using DNA testing to identify the culprits.

Some US cities are looking to DNA testing to catch dog-owners who fail to clean up their dogs' droppings.

The Seattle Times reports that a company called BioPet Vet Lab from Knoxville, Tennessee, is providing its PooPrints testing kits to 26 apartment and condo complexes and homeowners' associations in the region.

Erin Atkinson, property manager at Potala Village Apartments in Everett says the messes were everywhere.