Micro-Chip Dogs?

Would you micro chip your dog?



Would I micro-chip my dog? No, i would not micro-chip my dog, even if it was being bad. I don't think that this is right because what if that dog were a baby, would you still micro-chip it? I don't think so. I is just wrong to do this because that is making the dog mechanical, which would be wrong, because that is a creature with a heart and feelings. Isn't the dogs mans best friend? Would you want to micro-chip your best friend? That's what I thought. I think instead what they should do is if anyone sees a person with a scary looking dog, they should get the police, and report it. Then, the police would put that person in jail for a couple of months if they were guilty. Going back to the dog, they should train the dog so it becomes obedient and not mean or try to find the owner, or perhaps give it one. That is why i would not micro-chip my dog.

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British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.

The government's proposals are aimed at tackling the growing problem of aggressive canines being used to harass people. In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can result in a prison sentence, animal rights experts and politicians say street thugs have turned to dangerous-looking dogs to threaten their victims.

Home Office Secretary Alan Johnson said there was "no doubt that some people breed and keep dogs for the sole purpose of intimidating others."

His proposals were largely welcomed by animal welfare groups, including the British SPCA, which said it had long supported chipping — primarily as a means of reuniting lost pets with their owners. The devices are described as "tiny microchips, about the size of a grain of rice, painlessly inserted into the back of the dog."

The chips are easily readable by scanners used by dog wardens and veterinarians.

A host of European countries — including Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Italy and Portugal — have introduced mandatory microchipping rules in the past few years, with nary a raised eyebrow. France requires that some breeds either be chipped or tattooed. Even in countries where the practice isn't required, cities such as Berlin and Prague demand that dog owners chip their pets.