All dogs to be chipped by 2016

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I must admit I'm not a fan of this idea. They say it's to stop stray's, dog kidnapping, fighting, etc, but the people that are doing that are hardly going to get their dog chipped are they? The only people who will get their dog chiped are the responsible owners anyway, in which case, they already have an ID collar, as my dog does. That logic seems flawed to me.

Plus there's the health issues associated with the chips, i.e. just how safe are they? Would you allow yourself to be chipped? Is there any data to prove that the chips don't cause any harm to the animal?

I knew they were talking about chipping dogs but I didn't think they had made any firm decisions.
 
shoot1st said:
Plus there's the health issues associated with the chips, i.e. just how safe are they? Would you allow yourself to be chipped? Is there any data to prove that the chips don't cause any harm to the animal?
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The chip is coated in a bio-compatible glass, the same material used in human pacemakers, which is not rejected by the dog's body
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I would allow myself to be chipped, I see no health risk in it.
 
I would allow myself to be chipped. In fact, I cannot wait until I can, maybe with RFID or NFC tags. Implant in the hand to unlock your phone, if there is no chip, no unlocky.

There are sub dermal implants and pacemakers etc all of which are routinely used on humans.

I do not see an issue with the chipping of dogs, but it should be applied to cats as well.
 
Health issues...what??? Source??

I think its a great Idea just dont know why they can't implement it a lot sooner.. I mean 2016 do it from 2014.
 
My dog is already chipped. Can't see a problem with it in theory, but enforcing it would be a headache.

100,000 dogs are dumped or lost each year, at a cost of £57m to the taxpayer and welfare charities.
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LOLWUT!
 
Sounds fine to me. My cat is chipped although I'm not sure that would ever be rolled out as an enforcement, but dogs is sensible

- GP
 
Never understood why this wasn't mandatory for breeders when they have to get the dogs jabs when they're pups. First thing I've done for years now when I've taken on a dog is get it chipped if it isn't already.
 
PhillyDee said:
It should be applied to cats as well.
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This. As with OP, I'm not sure what problems dog chips are supposed to solve. A responsible owner that doesn't want to loose their dog will just get a collar. Problem with Stray dogs? For every stray dog I've seen, I must have seen hundreds of stray cats.

I wouldn't really mind my dog (when I get one) getting a chip.. But I think enforcing it is likely to have little effect.
 
mattyg said:
Health issues...what??? Source??

I think its a great Idea just dont know why they can't implement it a lot sooner.. I mean 2016 do it from 2014.
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I have personal concerns, at this early stage, that there might be a possibility of health issues for the dog, I don't need a source for that, and if I do then I'll quote myself :p

I would need reassurance in that regard, but I'd have to be willing to accept that my dog must be chipped first, which I currently don't. The ID collar my dog wear's does the job perfectly.
 
yer_averagejoe said:
This. As with OP, I'm not sure what problems dog chips are supposed to solve. A responsible owner that doesn't want to loose their dog will just get a collar. Problem with Stray dogs? For every stray dog I've seen, I must have seen hundreds of stray cats.

I wouldn't really mind my dog (when I get one) getting a chip.. But I think enforcing it is likely to have little effect.
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What's a responsible owner? I'm sure most dog owners would deem themselves "responsible" until the day their devil dog mauls a baby.
 
shoot1st said:
I have personal concerns, at this early stage, that there might be a possibility of health issues for the dog, I don't need a source for that, and if I do then I'll quote myself :p

I would need reassurance in that regard, but I'd have to be willing to accept that my dog must be chipped first, which I currently don't. The ID collar my dog wear's does the job perfectly.
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Until it comes off.

I take it you feed your dog....are you aware of the associated health risks of feeding your dog.

Reassurance..
I work within the veterinary industry and very closely with Veterinary laboratories and LOL
 
mattyg said:
Until it comes off.

I take it you feed your dog....are you aware of the associated health risks of feeding your dog.

Reassurance..
I work within the veterinary industry and very closely with Veterinary laboratories and LOL
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It hasn't come off yet in nearly 16 years.

What health risks associated with feeding my dog?

LOL yourself.
 
scorza said:
What's a responsible owner? I'm sure most dog owners would deem themselves "responsible" until the day their devil dog mauls a baby.
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BBC said:
Eight children and six adults have been killed in dog attacks since 2005, with many of these incidents taking place in the home, figures from the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs have shown.
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14 people dead in 7 years (not many of them being a baby either). When you think of the number of dogs in this country, it hardly seems a major issue and does point to most dog owners being responsible and/or most dogs not being dangerous in the first place.
 
shoot1st said:
It hasn't come off yet in nearly 16 years.

LOL youself.
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Lol

My dogs came off this week on his walk.. Luckily he has a seperate one attached to his lead. Not sure if it was the collars fault or our dog walker
Damn beagles

Seriously though I've not heard one vet or one pathologist ever mention and associated risks with chipping. Apart from if you dump your dog.

Microchipping
Then
DNA
Then
National register
 
I don't see a problem here both of my dogs are chipped. As they are retires racing hounds I had no choice, they came pre-chipped, however, if they had not then it would have been done as a priority along with the first trip to the vets for inoculations and worming.
 
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