Such philosophical musings aside, dog poop is one of many contentious issues in our highly concentrated urbanized and suburbanized society, where dog owners are often separated from their neighbors by nothing more than an invisible fence.

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That is without the ongoing cost of testing poop, or the fact that DNA testing often does not work, and the creation of an entirely new litigation process and resulting body of law devoted to appealing DNA-evidence based dog poop fines.

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If any of these symptoms develop in the days or weeks that follow you might talk to your doctor about having your child's stool evaluated for an infection since dog poop may contain bacteria and sometimes parasites (such as roundworms, or Toxocara canis) that can cause illness in humans.

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Outside of beaches, city parks and sidewalks, one common boiling over point in the poop wars is planned subdivisions, residential developments, and apartment buildings, where dog owners and non-owners share close quarters, adjacent homes, and often common or commonly owned areas including roadways and landscaping.

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