CheesybeanZ on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500...
Had an interesting conversation with a new owner , she thought that because her pup had been micro chipped she didn't need a collar and tag . As above whose going to enforce the new legislation , in 30...
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Perhaps it could be enforced by the same people who stop drivers using handheld mobile phones
View Articlebikebouy on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
Being an ex dog owner, I think they ought to chip the owners too.
View Articleteethgrinder on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500...
Surely they can only be chipped if you use them on private land?
View Articlekonabunny on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
They need to tighten up on dog emissions
View Articlemrlebowski on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500...
It's extremely useful should you lose your dog, as the chip can scanned & the pet returned.
View Articlemattyfez on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
It'll do nothing to stop irresponsible dog owners being irresponsible. It's useful for responsible dog owners as above, if it gets lost/stolen it can easily be identified. As someone above mentioned,...
View ArticleOlly on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
Easy enough to "enforce": all lost dogs without chips get destroyed by default. Doubt many doggy types would risk it once a few had been done. (I'm not a dog person. Does it show?)
View Articlebotk on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
Easy enough to "enforce": all lost dogs without chips get destroyed by default. Doubt many doggy types would risk it once a few had been done. (I'm not a dog person. Does it show?)as the dog is unable...
View Articlefootflaps on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
in 30 yrs of dog ownership we've never seen our local dog warden Do they even exist anymore, never seen one in my life, just one of those things they used to have in the olden days....
View Articlehammyuk on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
Olly - Member Easy enough to "enforce": all lost dogs without chips get destroyed by default. Doubt many doggy types would risk it once a few had been done. (I'm not a dog person. Does it show?) Yes -...
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And cats should be chipped too.
View Articlefootflaps on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
And cats should be chipped too. I think most are now, ours came chipped which is very handy for the cat flap which is only works for them via the RFID chips.
View ArticleCheesybeanZ on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500...
footflaps - Member in 30 yrs of dog ownership we've never seen our local dog wardenDo they even exist anymore, never seen one in my life, just one of those things they used to have in the olden...
View Articlescandal42 on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
Most councils have dog wardens. Micro chipping is important and useful imho, and it isn't just the scumbags that don't chip dogs, there are plenty of dog owners with nothing but good intentions who end...
View Articlebenp1 on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
Most dogs bought from good breeders come chipped as standard (sounds like a car...)A collar with your basic details on seems fairly sensible to me, in case little matey goes missingI met our local dog...
View ArticleDrac on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
The unruly aren't going to chip dogs anymore than they do now. It'll help get dogs back to their owners if they go missing and maybe reduce in dogs being abandoned. Of course wardens exist I believe...
View Articlemattyfez on "Dogs in England must be microchipped from April 2016 or £500 fine"
Dog and chips... Mmmmmm (insert picture of Homer Simpson drooling).
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