Black dog

[maxthecollie]

If a dog goes for a second chip, I'm sure whoever does the chipping will scan the dog first and if a chip is found they will be able to trace the owner. The chip details of our Max are held on petlog database. When we moved house we had to inform petlog of our new address so they could update their details.His chip details are now altered.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Compulsory microchipping is coming in.

Just because something is "compulsory" doesn't mean that it will get done ... that's why there are threads about the way people park and drive. Chipping may be one way to go; but there is no substitute for taking good care of one's best buddy. My scruffy little munchkin never ever goes anywhere without me ... She's deaf; so, I can't call her ... but even if she weren't, she would never be out of my sight.

[Studio25]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

If a dog goes for a second chip, I'm sure whoever does the chipping will scan the dog first and if a chip is found they will be able to trace the owner...

That hasn't been my experience. The vet who did our pups three years ago just injected the chip without an initial scan. If we'd stolen them, there would be two chips in there.

He did scan afterwards to verify the one he'd just inserted could be read.. I'm intrigued as to how the software and hardware would have dealt with it if there had been two chips being in there...

[Neil]

There is no requirement for vets, Police, Highways Agency or whoever else to scan a found dog to try and alert the owners it has been found live or dead. This will still be the case when compulsory microchipping comes in (next year I think)

This is an interesting read about microchipping Vets Get Scanning

[Studio25]

Originally Posted by Neil

...This is an interesting read about microchipping Vets Get Scanning

Signed and shared.

[US Angel]

We had our Normie micro chipped when he was a pup mainly because the Army Post we lived on at the time had it in the regs as we rescued him.
He was almost most 14 years old when we had to make the toughest choice and stop his suffering this October

[Sunflower49]

Originally Posted by Lucysgirl

.. and I thought it was in reference to Churchill's mental state.

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Unfortunately, I don't recognise the lost dog

As did I!

I hope the dog is okay and gets back where he belongs, he looks lovely

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Neil

There is no requirement for vets, Police, Highways Agency or whoever else to scan a found dog to try and alert the owners it has been found live or dead. This will still be the case when compulsory microchipping comes in (next year I think)

This is an interesting read about microchipping Vets Get Scanning

personally i think they should have to notify owners

when my sons dog went missing he was devostated and despite me not living with him or having anything to do with the dog at all it was me who spent weeks looking for the dog even though with the time of year and the extreem cold i had a good idea it was either stolen , taken in by someone who decided to keep it or dead but you cant really say that to a 7 year old

surely it cant take too much effort to notify owners when their dogs are found dead it not only gives the owner closure but could help in some way to catch people who steal dogs so they can be used to train illigal fighting dogs.

i thought the whole idea of chipping a dog was so that owners could be found it shouldnt matter if the dog is dead or alive if an owner has been resposible enough to chip the dog teh least that can be done for them is to say when its been found regardless of its state

im not what you would call an animal lover either theres just wrong and right and not notifying owners of their pet been found dead is wrong