[yorkietalkjilly]

I think microchipping is wonderful if the pet makes it to a site that actually scans the dog and then tries to locate the listed owner as I think all government-run shelters do but I don't know how many other places do it. Still, even if the government made it mandatory(and I have no idea how they would enforce noncompliance), if owners don't update their contact data with moves and rehoming of the dog, I don't see it being all that effective for the astounding amount of $ it will likely cost taxpayers to administer. I just don't see counties and cities in this economy ever trying to do something like that for the few cases where it can't locate a possibly responsible party in an dog attack. And what if the listed owner claims they gave the dog away to a homeless man or a family they met at the park or something and the dog wasn't their property at the time of the attack. It would take lots of resources to prove otherwise. I just wouldn't agree with mandatory electronic ID though I believe in microchipping as the right thing to do but I don't see the cost/benefits ratio as being that favorable to such a program.