I think vets should microchip all new adult dogs to make sure the person bringing the dog is the rightful owner. Otherwise, microchiping is not really helping unless a responsible person founds the dog and gets it scanned. I'm not saying this guy wasn't responsible, because he just didn't know, in this case the vet was the irresponsible one. A lot of people don't know about microchipping so they don't even ask. Other steal the dogs, so they jeep their mouth shut. I think scanning should be done for ID purposes in every new dog, like when you go to a new doctor and they get a copy of your driver license. |