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Originally Posted by suda  here in Masterton New Zealand we have to have our dogs chipped as part of the registration process but if the local dog patrol found a dog without its registration tag they put them in pound for 1 week before they are destroyed, they will not scan to see who owner is, so all dog owner here think its a waste of time if they wont scan a lost dog and my baby has his tag on his harness and he only wears his harness when we go out, fingers crossed I never loose him. |
That's just shocking, is this all of New Zealand, or just a few towns? I think you should try to change the law. There is no excuse for the local pound not to scan, they can get scanners for free from microchip companies. It also is costly to keep a dog a week and then euthanize it. This law would get plenty of backing from dog lovers as well as those who don't like government waste.