Dog chipping.

[Blairos]

I am looking at getting my pussy chipped - depends on the cost, and whether I want her found if she leaves me (Yes, I am talking about a cat! LOL)

[Jantar]

...Of course it'd give the cock the chance to take the dog and get the chip scanned too...

But where could we take the dog to get it scanned? I'll be damned if I'm going to take 5 days off work and go to Lower Hutt to get a dead dog scanned.

[magicfairy]

what exactly is the benefit of microchipping over current registration?

In our case we did it so that if our expensive purebred dogs get nicked then we can prove ownership. Or if they escape or are accidentally let out of the house/section while not wearing collars, and end up in the pound, then we can be notified - and once again prove ownership.
Had them both done as puppies.
I don't think farmers should have to though.

[Hitcher]

I am looking at getting my pussy chipped - depends on the cost, and whether I want her found if she leaves me

Don't waste your money. The only useful purpose a chip would have is if said pussy was stolen and you wanted to dispute "ownership". Otherwise the cat will not be routinely scanned, either by veterinarians or the SPCA. Nobody who finds a stray cat would think to get it scanned or know where to go to get this done.

[Paul in NZ]

Don't waste your money. The only useful purpose a chip would have is if said pussy was stolen and you wanted to dispute "ownership". Otherwise the cat will not be routinely scanned, either by veterinarians or the SPCA. Nobody who finds a stray cat would think to get it scanned or know where to go to get this done.

Tried to scan our cat but it wouldn't stay put on the scanner long enough to get a decent image. I was thinking of trying the photocopier!

[The_Dover]

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Prime Minister Helen Clark says after careful consideration, it was decided there should be one law for all dogs.

Better get the bitch up to the vets then.

Or is she exempt?

[Jackrat]

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.

Faaaaark,I'm glad I'm not a dog that belongs to you mate.
Both my dogs are related,known each other all their lives,get good tucker,never get left alone,sleep at the foot of my bed"when their not on/in the thing",both have all their naughty bits,an both will die of old age if nothing else goes wrong.
An neither of them will be bloody chipped an if the wankers in Gov't get shitty about it,they won't be rego'ed anymore either.
As it is I get NOTHING for my reg'o fees.
Bastards!!!!

[jimbo600]

I hate this cunting govt. Next they'll want to microchip your cock so they can track your spawn. Aint no way I'm going to microchip my dog. Those fuckheads whos fuckwit dogs attack folk are not going to microchip their dogs FFS.

[What?]

So... Who has written to Chris Carter to tell him what a dork he is???

ccarter@ministers.govt.nz

[TwoSeven]

Well I think all domesticated animals (and farmed animals) should be chipped - I'm not sure why they just limited it to dogs only seems a bit short sited. From a business perspective it makes good economic sense - simply because replacing ear tags with RF chips makes it way easier to track animals and animal product. RFID everything I say.

Since farms are run as a business I suspect the cost is tax deductable in some way. Certainly if one is breeding and selling farm dogs it would be beneficial to be able to know whats happening to them. Also, I think it would make life a heck of a lot easier for the old vet to process data and animal records. You can get readers for palm pilots and the like.

As for cost - when I first looked into getting some animals done (they were going overseas) it cost $100 each (this is about 7 years ago) mainly because the vet had to buy the equipment (the old readers). I suspect if everyone started needing chips and all the vets tooled up, the price would drop to less that a buck a chip over time (RFID chips are very cheap in volume). I think now they will perhaps use pit tags that are implanted using a syringe - i'm not up to date with the livestock technology, i've only been following its use in the transport arena.

A passive rfid tag is pretty much just a barcode and farmers put those on livestock now, so I really dont understand what the problems is. To be honest, some of the excuses I've heards sound like its people voicing an opinion on a subject they probably know nothing about.

Just my tuppence.

[Hitcher]

Tried to scan our cat but it wouldn't stay put on the scanner long enough to get a decent image. I was thinking of trying the photocopier!

Fax it to me. I'll scan it for you...

[cowpoos]

To be honest, some of the excuses I've heards sound like its people voicing an opinion on a subject they probably know nothing about.

Just my tuppence.

you mean like the reason for chipping in the first place?

electronic tagging of livestock is going to be forced on us farmers very very soon...with massive costs involved...and the out come will be no different to
the use of barcode tags which havn't worked...the old number on a tag with a date of birth is still pretty hard to beat....and whats more....its cheap.....unlike electronic ID's and equipment....I can't see myself running around a paddock in the middle of the nite with a scanner trying to get a id on a freashly calved cow....and I'll be fuck if I hav to stick every cow in a cattle crush to get her id...so most likely we will still have numbered tags anyway...and use them like we always have...and the id tags will sit there doin f' all of anything....who makes these's laws....???? I mean come on...in comes PC and out goes comon scence!

[Winston001]

If chipping is so bad, how come the Poms and the Aussies, and a whole heap others do it already?

[Grumpy]

as for farmers i visit about 5 farms a day and i havent seen a dog with a registration tag on yet,ive asked a few farmers and the just say 'fuck the council'

So why all the ruckus? I mean those same farmers will still be saying "fuck the council" and the still won't be registering or chipping their dogs so fuck all is going to change.
I can understand where farmers are coming from and only an idiot would believe that this is going to stop dog attacks but microchipping does have it's place.

[Timber020]

If chipping is so bad, how come the Poms and the Aussies, and a whole heap others do it already?

In aussie farm dogs are exempt.

I think its a bollock law, our dogs chipped but chipping farm dogs is like having to register a farm quad although its never used on the road.