it will cost the farmer here over $1000. just to chip them here...Originally Posted by WINJA
my guys don't even wear collars...only when they race!!! and that is so i can attach them to the main tug line...
gypsy
it will cost the farmer here over $1000. just to chip them here...
my guys don't even wear collars...only when they race!!! and that is so i can attach them to the main tug line...
what a ride so far!!!!
Hardcore Biker
Bugger worrying about dogs worrying sheep it's WINJA worrying 5 farmers a day that has me cocerned
Geriatric hippie
You on the piss, Winja?
As soon as it is compulsory, the price will go UP. Something to do with a captive market...
The whole exercise is utterly pointless, except to appease the dog-haters in society. The simple fact is, there will be un-chipped dogs, same as there are currently unregistered dogs, and the problem dogs will largley remain in that category. All that will be achieved is vets will get richer for shag-all, and councils will likewise make a buck out of it.
And let us not forget why we have dog registration at all - it has nothing to do with traceablity of rogue dogs, it was all about elimination of hydatits, which has now been achieved.
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Forum whore
I can see where this is heading...babies chipped at birth, for national security only of course!
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The odd fact is that if Winja's furrball (dog?) is chipped, it will double its body weight...
This is another PC bullshit law that people WILL AVOID.
Laws only work IF it has the co-operation of the populace.
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gypsy
Bugger worrying about dogs worrying sheep it's WINJA worrying 5 farmers a day that has me cocerned
you think i should be worried also.... they look like sheep???
what a ride so far!!!!
Deus ex ukulele
Dog chipping is dumb law. It is exactly the same as saying that fitting registration plates to cars reduces road accidents.
This law was a total knee-jerk overreaction by politicians to a spate of dog attacks on kids. The dogs most likely to attack people (those owned by lower socio-economic folk) won't be registered anyway.
And I understand that there are plans to have microchips inserted into ALL animals. Eric the goldfish watch out!
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Night rider
Twice I have found dogs wandering on my property. (Not worrying stock, but obviously far from home). Each time I have been able to look at their collar, find out the owner and give them a ring. As there is no equipment in Central Otago capable of reading a microchip, and at this stage the closest is Lower Hutt, do I now have to ship to dog to the north Island to identify the owner?
OK, I know I'm being a bit rediculous, but the nearest center to us even planning to get the gear to read the microchip will be Dunedin. So what's wrong with just sticking to the old idea of a tag on the collar? The dogs that aren't wearing tags now are the same ones that won't be microchipped in the future.
Time to ride
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And they say it's a dog's life.
First off, we kidnap them from their mummies, brothers & sisters at a very young age. We then bring them into our families with little kiddies that choke them in head locks and poke their eyes. We feed them the same disgusting food every single day. Being pack animals, we show our understanding by locking them outside by themselves all day. As soon as they discover their sex organs and start humping our kids, it's off with their nuts. The "family" decides to go on a holiday so you put the dog in a boarding kennel for a week or two where they get beaten up and pack raped. To top this off, after years of abuse and neglect, one sign of sickness and it's off to the vet for some blue stuff.
And you guys complain about microchipping.
Forum whore
Don't want dog chipping - but are behind limiting learner drivers to slow cars,want every rider to wear full leathers boots and full face helmets...duh.
Dog chipping will be the same as gun laws....no difference to law abiding citizens....no difference to non law abiding citizens.
Forum whore
My dog already leaves chips all over the lawn. At $70 each I'm gunna be rich! Oh.... Not that sorta chip? Dang!
Anywho.
I'll get Bo done when the heavy hand of the law drops on us but it's just stupid! She has been registered from day 1, been to the vet every year for her meds etc and is well behaved in public (not very well behaved at home if she thinks she is guarding the place) and I would support laws penalising those that keep un registered or badly behaved animals.
The media beat up on this was a little over the top IMHO and I seriously wonder what was behind it all! I know some people are scared of dogs and fair enough but some people are scared of open spaces for goodness sakes!
I for one am sick to death of going broke trying to be a responsible member of society while the arseholes hog all the resources and contribute NOTHING!
Cheers
I'ma get medieval on your ass!
Is there a definition of a "farm dog"? If there was an exemption, how would it work?
Hardcore Biker
Would go under the same requirements for dog registration I suppose.
What I wouldn't be surprised about though is that we chip all these dogs and then like so many other new ideas we have no one who can read them or not enough devices to read them to make it work.
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The next logical step would be to fit a scanner to the cows and sheep, so any dogs going near them are logged.
I mean - what'[s a cocky going to do when they find a carcass in the paddock? How do you trace the dog - just because it has a chip in it. Or even if you hear/see the dog in question - it's not like the embedded chip will tell you a lot.
A .308 diameter pill up the backside is a different story however. I understand they're wonderfully effective in training dogs not to worry animals. Of course it'd give the cock the chance to take the dog and get the chip scanned too...
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Forum whore
yeah why the fuck would I regester my dogs....what do I get for my fee's???
so I don't...and know heaps of farmers that refuse too....and there will be alot more if this bill passes methinks...
whats the point of regerstering a farm pup or chipping it...it'll be 1.5yrs old before you will know if its gunna be any good at working...
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