Computerised dogs?

[Guest DaveW]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21345730

[Barbara]

Don't know why it has taken so long, all my dogs have been chipped at least since 1991, It's not a new inovation

[FUJI]

Both of our moggies are Chipped too......it should be compulsory, it's common sense.

FUJI

[Guest]

Might get myself chipped, could be invaluable when I can't find my way back from the pub

[Guest Lee]

Its a good idea but who the hell is going to check that every person who owns a dog has had it chipped?

There is no way this is going to work, not in a month of Sundays. All that will happen is the law-abiding people will go and pay their £20 (amount according to BBC News24) and have their dog chipped whilst Mr & Mrs Hoody won't bother and carry on as normal knowing that there is virtually no chance of them being found out; this has 'Failure' written all over it.

[Heather]

great idea, now lets see  if they get behind this campaign, which will make it worth our while all chipping our pets. At the moment there is no legal responsibilty for vets, police or rescue centres/pounds to actually scan for the chips... and after 7 days they can rehome your pet to someone else legally... chipped or not

 

http://vetsgetscanning.co.uk/

[Guest DaveW]

Probably like cars parked on the pavement, the authorities will simply not bother to enforce the law.

Edited February 7, 2013 by DaveW

[Guest Lee]

I agree Dave. The Dog Licence was dropped as it was unworkable so how the heck is this going to work? A good idea that is doomed to failure. 

 

[fuzzyedges]

Apparently those that are chipped now a sizable number has its information either incorrectly entered or not updated

Once chipped the owner forgets about it and moves house without the update

 

 

I know only too well the outcome when I chipped the wifes favorite vase So chipping a dog dosnt seem workable too me

Edited February 7, 2013 by fuzzyedges

[Kobione]

Microchipping is compulsory here for dogs - only now enforceable in the last 12 months, after several years of being a choice. What it has done is drive the often, at least I think,irresponsible backyard breeders underground. All puppies offered for sale must be chipped, and Kelly comes under that regime. so why do we still see strange vans and utes in shopping centre car parks - often off in the quieter areas - and people going away with puppies!!!

 

The effect it had on us, when we were considering taking on a third GSD was that all the nice backyard or home breeders no longer do it because of the cost involved. The cost of a pedigree Shepherd from a registered kennel went up from an average $1000 per puppy, to $1500 per pup. The 'ferals' ain't going to pay that and the puppy farm syndrome will continue unfortunately.

 

PS: We were lucky. Kelly is from a family bred, 99% pedigree background, fully vet checked and chipped and cost us $400, and we have updated her info.

[Guest DaveW]

How do you plug the dog into the USB port of your computer to update the chip, it's heads too big, or will the end of the tail do?

[NannyFerret]

Myself and my ferret owning friends feel the same.
The rescue which I have been fostering for years was in-undated with unwanted kits and older ferrets because of indiscriminate breeding and we agree that if bonifida breeders got licenced then the underground breeders would go further underground and there would be more interbreeding going on, causing more health problems for the ferrets and also a lot of underhand selling.

Sadly the rescue has close due to the lady's husband being terminally ill and due to her age and the fact that she has been rescuing for over 25 years.
Its people like this who are left to pick up the pieces when too many kits are born and also when people find out that they can't afford the vet bills for things that go wrong or sick ferrets and dump them on a rescue.
Thankfully, more ferret rescues have opened up and are run by younger people, but we still hear of the many sad tales of the state of some of the litters that are handed over or there mother has died through lack of proper care because the owner don't  know what they are doing and are just out to make a quick buck from the kits b ut not to have the vet bills.

All the ferrets that we have owned or fostered have been spayed or if a  young one we have to agree to have it spayed.

There are too many unwanted animals but if there was a licencing law, would it be able to be up-held. I don't think so.
Sorry  for the long post. I will get off my soap box now.

Edited February 9, 2013 by NannyFerret