Compulsory Microchipping ?

What an old duffer Lord Renton is, he says the government needs to think long and hard before bringing in compulsory microchipping because some dogs do not take to it and it can make them sore.:rolleyes:
 
Bit like horse passports ! waste of time as not everyone has them, I've never been asked to produce mine.

My dog is micro chipped, dogs I had before her weren't, wasn't such a known about thing then.

Only problem is, if you come across a dog you wouldn't know if it was chipped or not, on my dogs collare there is a disc with our contact details on and one that says I am microchipped if found please scan me. If she were to escape from the house she wouldn't have her collar on so they wouldn't know.

I had an idea, what with mobile technology moving forward, couldn't they design an app that you could scan with ? Think they can do bar codes
 
Dobiegirl said:
What an old duffer Lord Renton is, he says the government needs to think long and hard before bringing in compulsory microchipping because some dogs do not take to it and it can make them sore.:rolleyes:
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Aren't they only the size of a grain of rice ? Mine had hers when she was spayed so knew nothing about it, I have heard of them migrating
 
I don't really understand what compulsory microchipping is set to achieve?

Is it going to be the cure-all that horse passporting is? :rolleyes: cause thats SO well orchestrated by defra or relevant government authorities isn't it?...
 
Exactly boolavogue! I bet most responsible dog owners have their pets chipped or tattooed now, and nothing will change if they make it compulsory unless a "stop and scan" system is implemented, and I can't see that going down very well.
Noisygirl, I think if someone finds a dog and takes it to the vet or dog warden the majority will scan now, a bone of contention to me is that not many bother to check the ears for a tattoo and yet dogs were being tattooed long before so many were microchipped. Imo an advantage of the tattoo is that even if the owner hasn't updated details the dog can always be traced back to the breeder .
 
And why should you need to have both?
Bruce is tattooed, why do we need to have him chipped as well.

Seems like more knee jerk legislation (hope thats the right term for what it is!) that has no hope of achieving the outcome desired anyway!
 
it's a good start, having seen the idiots over the road take their gsd's to a police station saying they had found them because they could not cope only to buy two more.
 
MurphysMinder said:
Exactly boolavogue! I bet most responsible dog owners have their pets chipped or tattooed now, and nothing will change if they make it compulsory unless a "stop and scan" system is implemented, and I can't see that going down very well.
Noisygirl, I think if someone finds a dog and takes it to the vet or dog warden the majority will scan now, a bone of contention to me is that not many bother to check the ears for a tattoo and yet dogs were being tattooed long before so many were microchipped. Imo an advantage of the tattoo is that even if the owner hasn't updated details the dog can always be traced back to the breeder .
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Thanks for that, I didn't know about tatoo's I would suspect not many people do. How many people will bother to take the dog to the vet/warden though ? I would but would others ?
 
Chipping has been compulsory here since last year - August, I think. Bear was chipped when he went to be snipped! ;)

He was also tattooed as a pup before he left the Czech Republic, and this, as well as his chip bar code, are on his pedigree.

It's also cumpulsory here for all dogs to be registered with the local council. The charge is dependant on the breed, and the dog must wear a collar with the council's disc clearly visible. We pay €60 a year for Bear. ;)
 
We have the dog license system, which is fine for all those of us honest enough to purchase them, and compulsory chipping comes in this year (free if you have it done before March) and you won't be able to get a dog license unless your dog is microchipped ...

Can anyone see the flaw here? :rolleyes:
 
It is also compulsory by law for your dog to wear a collar with your name (not the dogs) full address and telephone number on it. Yes even some people on this board do not even do that (why I don't know, seems daft to me, if H went missing I'd want him back asap!), except working dogs, I know that (but still think I would unless actually working at the time), so there's no hope with microchipping. They can migrate too, so where would people stand on that?
 
Galaxy I think the problem arises when people take their dogs collar off when they get back home after going on a walk and the dog escapes from the garden.

My dogs collars are on 24/7 as I dont think you can be too careful.
 
Sometimes that's the case DG, but
some people don't put the
information legally required on tags
(people on this forum have said
that). I have also come across lost
dogs with collars on but no tag on
it. Madness!
 
NOISYGIRL said:
Bit like horse passports ! waste of time as not everyone has them, I've never been asked to produce mine.

My dog is micro chipped, dogs I had before her weren't, wasn't such a known about thing then.

Only problem is, if you come across a dog you wouldn't know if it was chipped or not, on my dogs collare there is a disc with our contact details on and one that says I am microchipped if found please scan me. If she were to escape from the house she wouldn't have her collar on so they wouldn't know.

I had an idea, what with mobile technology moving forward, couldn't they design an app that you could scan with ? Think they can do bar codes
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My Yorkie escaped and got hit by a car, she was taken to a vets by a very nice lady and was scanned, the vet called me immediately. Had she not been chipped I may have never found her.
 
With them migrating - dogs aren't that big, they can generally still be found by running the scanner over the whole dog.
 
Excellent idea, I can tell you that chipping is the best way to get your dog back if you lose it along with a collar and tag. The 1st port of call for a member of the public to take a dog is usually the vets, if your dog falls into the hands of someone thats wants to keep it full stop of course they can remove the collar and steer clear of a scanner/vets/warden but there is more chance of said person trying to find an owner and a chip is the best and certainly the quickest way to reunite you with your dog. It also may save your dog having to reside in a pound (not nice) for any length of time.
I have collars and tags on my dogs at all times and all are chipped I and have only ever lost one dog (she never jumped back in the van after field run):o and I got a phone call withing 5 mins, infact the moment I realised she was gone my mobile rang, it took me exactly 4 mins to drive to where she was to collect her.

Obs the issue is how to enforce it:rolleyes:
For the fella who said it will be uncomfortable...........give me strength:rolleyes: I know which I would prefer than being lost forever or being inpounded.
 
galaxy said:
Sometimes that's the case DG, but
some people don't put the
information legally required on tags
(people on this forum have said
that). I have also come across lost
dogs with collars on but no tag on
it. Madness!
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I agree, it does seem a little baffling. If my dog is separated from me I want to do everything possible to prepare it to be reunited with me asap, and a collar and tag and chip are all I can do and I do exactly that:):p
My cats are chipped and my horses where too.:p
 
I think compulsory Micro Chipping is a must. All mine are chipped and wear collars (Other than when they are working) they have my mobile number and my name, I will not put my full address on as it is an invite to have the dog stolen or your house broken into.


As part of registering any Arab foal they have to be micro chipped.
 
Obviously it has a good impact on finding your lost dog - but the point is, it's being touted as "a bid to tackle irresponsible dog owners".

I fail to see how it's going to do that at all.
 
Dog gets taken to the pound, dog has no microchip. Pound refuse to release until microchip (at a suitable charge) is implanted. Dog then identifiable. Irresponsible owners don't neccessarily want to bother microchipping so leave dog where it is. It could be of use.
 
It is no coincidence the stray figures went up when rescues started charging to accept dogs.
Permanent identification is not a quick fix but given the amount of dog theft and abandonment it should help some people think twice.
 
paulineh said:
they have my mobile number and my name, I will not put my full address on as it is an invite to have the dog stolen or your house broken into.

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I don't understand that personally as I have never seen anyone read my dogs tag when out and about!!



It is the law to have your address on it (and maybe dog wardens should spot check, otherwise it is a pointless law that is not inforced) and a nice person would take your dog straight back to your house (I would and have!)
 
There is no compunction, law or otherwise for your dog to wear a collar at all times, only when it's in a public place - which isn't what you wrote in the above quoted post.
 
BoolavogueDC said:
There is no compunction, law or otherwise for your dog to wear a collar at all times, only when it's in a public place - which isn't what you wrote in the above quoted post.
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ok, but that's not what I meant as I didn't actually define 24/7.... I should have been clearer. What people do in the private of their own home is their own choice. H doesn't have his collar on at home when I'm here (although if I go out I put it on just in case)
 
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