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    German lawmaker wants DNA testing on dog poo ¼w°êij­û­n¨DÀË´úª¯ÁTDNA



    Tuesday, Mar 10, 2009,Page 13

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    A German lawmaker last Monday proposed a new and high-tech way of dealing with the menace of dog poo on the streets: DNA testing to identify the culprit and fine its owner.

    Peter Stein, a conservative politician in eastern Germany, told AFP that, under his proposal, officials would test the excrement and then match it up to the dog using a DNA database of all dogs.

    German dog owners are fined 30-40 euros (NT$1,330 ¡V NT$1,776) if they fail to clean up after their pets, but very few are caught. Only four fines were given out in Stein¡¦s hometown of Rostock ¡X human population 200,000 ¡X last year.

    ¡§Just saying ¡¥it wasn¡¦t my dog¡¦ will not do any more,¡¨ Stein said.(AFP)

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    1. lawmaker n.

    ¥ßªkªÌ (li4 fa2 zhe3)

    ¨Ò: The lawmakers were interviewed before the election.

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    2. culprit n.

    ¸o¥Ç (zui4 fan4)

    ¨Ò: A window was smashed, but the culprit still hasn't been found.

    (¥´¯}µ¡¤áªº¸o¥Ç¤@ª½¨S¦³§ì¨ì¡C)



    3. database n.

    ¸ê®Æ®w (zi1 liao4 ku4)

    ¨Ò: All the information is kept in a central database.

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    4. population n.

    ¤H¤f (ren2 kou3)

    ¨Ò: The population has been increasing

    steadily.

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    EXTRA INFO ¤p¤p¦Ê¬ì
    In Germany, owners are responsible for their dog¡¦s behavior. If a dog runs in front of a cyclist and knocks him off his bike, the owner is responsible.

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