Re: [PyrNet-L] Rescue Emergency - microchipping

["Dolores Neal" <dneal@scan.missouri.org>]

Tracy,
Don;t take this wrong. I happen to think the chip is a great
step in the right way. And it is a vary good law .As most
things there is a but:   Chips can travel and do a lot of harm
before anyone known they moved. And if someone wanted
a pup bad enough to go to the trouble of two fences,don't
you think they would have a scanner. You can buy one here for around $100.00
AKC has started a DNA  data bass, that some day
well be I think the only way you can Reg. your litters. If both
sire/dam hvhave a number. With both thing and perhaps something
they come up with. Getting someone elses line of dogs mixed
in with yours well be just a little harder. Here we have a lot of breeders
that well do almost anything to get someone elses line mixed in
with theirs.
Dog people we all have to be just a little crazy.
Dolores Neal

----- Original Message -----
From: Tracy Bassett <espinay@dynamite.com.au>
To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 3:47 AM
Subject: Re: [PyrNet-L] Rescue Emergency - microchipping


> As of 1 July microchipping has just become law here (in the state of New
> South Wales).  All dogs and cats must be microchipped and registered with
> local councils (state wide once off lifetime registration scheme) by the
age
> of 6 months.  The ANKC which is our controllling body for registered dogs
is
> really supportive of microchipping and microchip numbers of registered
dogs
> are also on their national database.  They also, through the State Canine
> Councils, supply microchips to affiliated clubs and run microchipping days
> themselves. The training club I teach at runs regular microchipping days
for
> our members (we have a membership of around 1000 with new intakes every 8
> weeks) - The microchips cost us $Au20 for Canine Council members and $Au25
> for non members.  We add $Au5 per chip onto this as fundraising (we are a
> volunteer run organisation) and we provide the vet to do it.  The RSPCA
also
> does microchipping for the public at its regular information days and fun
> events I think they charge around $Au30 too.
>
> My dogs are all microchipped (even before the new law) and I feel a lot
> safer knowing they have some form of permanent identification on them
> (collars are NOT permanent and can be removed or come off far to easily
for
> my liking!).  the importance of this type of identification (it looks a
> little like a grain of rice and you just don't know its there until you
> scan) was really brought home to me a while back when a Dally breeder
friend
> of mine had a 12 week old puppy stolen from her kennels (through a seven
> foot double paling fence - they dismantled the fence -  and two other
yards
> holding 'the old girls' to get at her - they were REALLY determined).  Two
> years later she thought she knew where she was, but had no way of proving
> that that grown dog was her stolen puppy as she was not microchipped.  She
> had no real way of identifying her other than her say so.
>
> Another benefit of compulsory microchipping - owners (and breeders?) will
be
> (in a larger number of cases anyway) traceable - quite a bonus for rescue.
>
> Tracy Bassett
> Canberra, Australia
> espinay@dynamite.com.au
> http://members.dynamite.com.au/espinay/index.htm
>
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