RE: Government closes dangerous dog loophole

Sal the 1st — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:54:48 GMT

Microchipping would be a start but only if it is enforced. How many kennels, police and indeed dog wardens dont have chip readers?Its ok sticking a chip in a dog's neck but if nobody ever checks it or the details are not kept up to date its useless. We had a dog brought into us last Friday - recently re homed from a rescue kennels. It had a chip which we checked on the database and it gave a name and address still within our county but a good way off. We contacted the kennels and yes they knew about the chip (which was good but there are many who dont check because they have no reader) but not so good in that the original owner had decided they didnt want the dog for whatever reason so they had rehomed it with the original owners details still current and the new owner had not a clue that this dog was chipped at all until he brought it into us for a routine check.