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Originally Posted by 816Tuesday  Oh, one last thought on this microchip business: Research has been shown as to how many pets get reunited with owners by chip, but where is the research on how many pets get reunited with their owners by the good ol name tag and collar? My dad and brothers lost many a dog on coon and rabbit hunts, the dogs were always returned due to the tag. Maybe we should all question the logic of all this, and put our pet's safety first. Also, to those who don't know, laws are being passed that force everyone with a cat, dog, horse, cow and other private owned animals to microchip them. What is the real meaning of all this? Who is benefiting financially? What is happening to your privacy? |
The reason for passing laws to microchip is so if a dog is abandoned or dumped at a shelter, it can be traced back to the breeder. As breeder I want to know if my dogs are ending up in a shelter. I'm thinking a tattoo might be a better option, they can't cut that out.
Breeders should be held ultimately responsible for the life of the animal, but people who purchase or adopt an animal should also be held responsible, becfaude they would be the ones that abvandoned or dumped them.
I cannot imagine why any caring, responsible dog owner would not be happy that their dog was chipped. If your dog is stolen a collar and tag can be removed, it never occured to me that someone would actually remove the chip.
As far as privacy, only people who have something to hide need privacy.