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British Authorities Mandate All Dogs in England Get Microchips by 2016

Feb. 6, 2013 11:07am Erica Ritz

All Dogs in England Must Have Microchips by 2016 or Face Roughly $800 Fine

Cortana, a 2-year-old black lab and German shepherd mix, retrieves a ball thrown by her owner, Kelsey Hertel, while playing at the dog park in Hutchinson, Kan., on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, along with pals Arwen, a 1-year-old miniature schnauzer, and 2-year-old mix breed Kamaria. (Photo: AP)

British authorities say all dogs in England will have to be fitted with microchips by 2016.

Britain’s Environment Department says the chips will help reunite owners with lost or stolen pets, promote animal welfare, take the pressure off animal shelters, and prevent violent dogs from running wild.

“It’s ludicrous that in a nation of dog-lovers, thousands of dogs are roaming the streets or stuck in kennels because the owner cannot be tracked down,” Environment Secretary Owen Paterson remarked.

Many British pet owners already have veterinarians insert chips under the skin of dogs, cats, rabbits and horses in a bid to keep track of their pets.

The Environment Department says 60 percent of Britain’s 8 million domesticated dogs already have microchips, which can be scanned and matched to the owners’ details.

DogsTrust, a company that fits microchips for the dogs, says only “authorized persons” have access to the database of canine information.

“Those are local authority staff (usually dog wardens), veterinary practices and animal welfare charities,” they elaborate.

According to the BBC, government figures say more than 100,000 dogs are dumped or lost each year, costing taxpayers and charities £57m ($89.2m).

When the Dorame family got Bolto as a puppy last year, they decided to have a microchip implanted in the dog with an identification number making it easy to reunite lost pets with owners. (Photo: AP)

It currently costs between $30 and $50 to get your dog “microchipped,” but owners who refuse will face fines of up to £500 ($783) in 2016.

“If a dog commits a dangerous act and is then caught, its owner will be traced,” Paterson explained. “If it is not [got] a chip, the owner, after 2016, will be in trouble.”

Dog violence, he added, is not an “insignificant problem.” Apparently, eight children and six adults have been killed since 2005, and 3,000 postal workers are attacked each year.

Microchips will still be optional for horses and cats, however.

Some are pushing back against the plan, but primarily because they say it’s ineffective.

“People don’t know how to update their records,” Beverley Cuddy of Dogs Today magazine said. “The chip is invisible – once it’s in there people forget it’s there. ”

But the plan is going through.

“Microchipping is a simple solution that gives peace of mind to owners,” Paterson concluded. “It makes it easier to get their pet back if it strays and easier to trace if it’s stolen.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:12am
Each event like this comes as a front runner to the times of the ‘Mark of the Beast (666)!

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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 9:10am
Coming to America, soon!

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:54pm
Fictional?

The space aliens were laughing, passing around a bottle of an intoxicating spirit, joking about the look of some English farmer’s face as they left the wheat field, leaving a dizzying design of crop circles for the old chap to look at??

Oh, that was fun Zoron? Yes it was, Zoron said. Malpheous remarked, hah, I have deciphered their hyroglyphics for today, they say they want to chip their dogs by the year 2016? Zoron, had an epiphany, you know, these humans, running around reproducing everywhere, every time we pick one up, we run the chance of making a mistake of where they must be returned? Hmmmmmm…

I know, we can’t allow them that anymore, give me the magic crystal, I will plant some thoughts in their head, and they will gladly chip themselves for us? Malpheous said, Oh goody, I love it when a plan comes together? Can we force their women to not wear clothing too? Zoron laughed, no, they are used to that, and I can’t get enough work done out of you as it is, but the males? I wonder if headquarters will approve that?

What is that device dogs must wear? Dog Collars, I believe? I wonder if the magic crystal can convince the humans, to walk on all fours too? Ah, they’re British, of course they will, they do not have wills of their own anymore? Headquarters will be pleased!

Rush LImbaugh’s Cigar Puffing,
George Norey’s interviewing,
Alex Jones asks whats that brewing,
Ask Pink Floyd what time it is?

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battles
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 1:36pm
Dogs suffer cancer after ID chipping

http://www.wnd.com/2010/03/131533/

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Priscilla King
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 1:20pm
Tattoos are safer than microchips. And cheaper. So why mandate microchips? Who’s raking in the money here? Tell us more!

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- circleDwagons
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:41pm
  Tattoos? What kind of tat and where. A national tattoo data base would have to be implemented. Also tats change over time
  
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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:45pm
I think the Brits have lost their minds, once again, defying common sense, as thousands of dogs will breed in the wild, their puppies will not have chips in them, so Brits will be wasting money they don’t have to spend to line the pockets of some corporate entity that could apply the same technology in unethical ways to humans?

Common sense, which the Brits do not have in large quanities anymore (??), should tell you that if dog tags are not working, microchips will not either?

Jamming out the hits,
that laughs at dog chips,
politicians with power,
to make you holler,
go ahead be silent,
if you dare,
we got our finger in the air,
and the flags still waving,
only on theBlaze,
can you stop the hazing?

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:43pm
Sounds good to me. But if the Government can’t provide it with a nominal cost of $10 during initial registration, 1 time only, get the helll out of it. A microchip and a database for pets should cost no more. Any legislation should add that it is for pets alone, and that any legislation that would go further is illegal, as a reminder. This way it cannot go further without going after this law first.
Most laws should have this ‘reminder’ in them of what the Government Cannot do, because the Government is just going to cite prior legislation as a precedent to go 1 more step (progress/progressivism).

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- smokie
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 1:55pm
  My dog is microchipped. I did it because I wanted the possibility of finding him again. The Brits might also have this in mind, but also, Britain is a gun free zone, so besides knives, the chavs use aggressive dogs as weapons, and often use the ‘dine and dash’ method of pet care- if their aggressive dog takes out another pet or person, they run, leaving the dog to take the blame. A microchip would help in catching the errant dog owner.
  Chavs would probably jot use microchip ping, but they’d be less likely to be seen walking such a dog, in fear of being stopped and found to be flaunting the law. It’s the little things that scars two bit thugs. The little crimes that they get caught in drives them nuts, not the big ones.
  
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barber2
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:23pm
And if these dogs do any damage, we will hold the corporations who make these chips liable ….( at least in Colorado where Democrats RULE and, thus, capitalism is a target !? )

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Uechi
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:18pm
Chips in humans not far behind.

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Beachmastermax
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:58am
Animal testing, just before the Humans are required to be marked. Gotta love that Bible.

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barber2
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:48am
Big Brother : just a chip off the old block.

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- oldguy49
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:54am
  and the mussies that are takeing over england don’t like dogs……….
  
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gauge
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:42am
Sounds like a tax, and a revenue stream to me.
When this comes to the US, I Will not comply.

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- Rowgue
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:15pm
  It’s already here. Pet stores and official pet breeders are required to microchip all their animals before they can be sold. And kennels and shelters are required to microchip all the strays/abused/unwanted animals they get.
  
  The only way to get a dog that isn’t chipped now is if you get one directly from someone who has a dog that just had puppies. It isn’t the law here for owners yet. But it is the law for breeders and pet dealers and shelters.
  
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Tmaster
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:35am
Someone I know adopted a dog and it came with a chip and info to register it. Surprise it cost a yearly fee to keep it registered. So its worthless. I think the pound is getting a cut off fees for these chips.

I was finally able to find a free service to register it with. But I have no ideal if they check with this service when they scan a dog. I found they have lots of databases and you have to check them all when you scan a dog. What a scam….

But what if you give the dog away and it bites someone they will fine you if you forget to update your info?

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- Tigress1
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:09pm
  Exactly right. The one that they put in a dog when it is adopted has an initial activation fee and a yearly “maintenance fee”. My dog has 2 chips in it because when I learned that there was a yearly fee ($30) I decided to put in a second one that only had the one time activation fee. Whether someone will continue to scan the dog to look for a second chip if he/she discovers the first one wasn’t activated is probably pretty unlikely, again as you said – rendering the chip useless. The best bet are the name tags on the collars.
  
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- circleDwagons
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:49pm
  What? You put in a second chip. No, all you needed to do is claimthe first # for yourself. Pay once to have it activated then it is in the system and you don’t need to renew. Yes I do know what I’m talking about, i have two rescued dogs that had been previously chipped. Their # are tied to my information.
  
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raderby
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:33am
and of course , we all know what comes next….chips in us. Probably it is already in the wording of the “affordable health care law” – under some *discretion of the Sec’y of Health* BS ….

I warn them- I bite – and take as much flesh as I can with one bite – so once again, bring it on, progressives…. you are going to have to kill me to do this. I will not comply.

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- Cavallo
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:36am
  “For the safety of the children.” will be the clarion call.
  
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- redfish52
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:40am
  The last three dog’s I’ve owned had chips embedded in them…I think its a great ideal especially if one gets lost. Don’t over think this people we’ve been doing it for years.
  
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- dogdr
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:48pm
  The paranoia and stupid runs deep here. Microchipping dogs is for their protection. If you lose your dog or it gets picked up and it has a chip it is home that day. Without a chip it is likely to be one of the 3-4 MILLION dogs euthanized every year in this country. I am a vet and I have seen it over and over again. Chips save dog’s lives. If you are so stupid and paranoid that you find microchipping pets to be some sort of Obama, communist, socialist plot, then you are too stupid to own a dog. Please don’t . If they want to microchip people, then complain and refuse (I will too). NOT every law and regulation is specifically designed to take your rights and freedom away. It is a scary and depressing little world you people live in, inside your own heads. Please do dogs and those of us who love them a favor and DON”T own dogs if you are too stupid and paranoid to take care of them.
  
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- Priscilla King
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 1:18pm
  How can Dogdr not see the flaw in his argument? The solution is not to microchip dogs–it’s to stop killing them for the “crime” of being outdoors. Love and respect animals. When we love and respect animals, we don’t want to stick potentially dangerous silicon chips in them. We don’t even need to tattoo them, although tattooing is relatively safe. The idea of chipping animals is what’s stupid and paranoid.
  
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- dogdr
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:25pm
  Nobody is killing dogs for the “crime” of being outdoors. They are being killed because they are homeless or lost and we have too many of them. Loving and respecting animals does not mean letting them run wild whenever and wherever they are. Normally I would just say that if you don’t agree then just don’t microchip your animal except in the end it isn’t your loss, it is the dog that is killed because of your ignorance. Instead of wild theories, slippery slope arguments and reasons why it won’t work, listen to people who have seen it work and can tell you that microchipping pets saves thousands of animal lives every year with no downside that I can see. The chips are not silicone and the risk is minimal.
  
  Why is every thing a big socialist conspiracy with you people? How do you even leave your homes anymore? Some laws and rules/government is actually good. Everybody is not out to take away your rights. They are just trying some common sense regulations to save dog’s lives and save the country a lot of money.
  
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- MyAlaska
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:59pm
  Boy, are you all missing the point. It’s not that microchipping itself is the problem. It IS the “government mandate” that’s the problem.
  
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- circleDwagons
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:12pm
  @DogDr. You failed to mention that the microchips can and do migrate. Also not all places check for chips. Do microchips cause cancer? NO! Life causes cancer.
  
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- Irememberamerica
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 1:39am
  Test run, they have to work the kinks out before mandating
  the evil on humans. Having “all” dogs chipped will give them
  the nightmare lab to play in to perfect the system for mass
  amounts of humans.
  
  They are ramping up, due to a serious lack of resistance.
  
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RaydocX
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:26am
hrm… more authoritarian than the US (for now)…
chip all dogs…
FINE owners for the services already in place, thanks to this technology…
bring criminal charges for ‘endangerment’ or ‘cruelty’ if dogs are roaming or are kept in ‘too small a space’…
be able to be close on owners in trying to find them by tracking their dogs…
euthenize immediatley any dog found not to be chipped…

none of which are palatable or appropriate of a government by the people, for the people…
and which are, i suspect, just the first step in getting the sheeple used to it before it becomes ‘must chip all of your children.’

glad i’m on this side of the pond with my (yes, voluntarily chipped) dog and second amendment right…
oh, wait… where’s the next developing free capitalist nation…

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chips1
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:25am
I don’t think that it wil help Piers Morgan.

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smoolie671
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:23am
Dress rehearsal for mark of the beast.

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SREGN
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:22am
Mark of the beast on the beast?

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- LouieKelcher74
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:34pm
  Doggy Style?
  
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silverstacker
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:21am
I’m sure the people at DogsTrust are /totally/ on the level and don’t have /any/ friends at all high up in parliament. Right. Sounds like a bad case of crony capitalism to me.

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smoolie671
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:20am
Dress rehearsal for the mark of the beast.

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Chuck7884
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:17am
Beast First then Man !.

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:22am
  Is it limited to the four legged version?
  
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- Chuck7884
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:31am
  One would wonder lol.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 1:00pm
  They have been branding animals for centuries. I don’t see how this is any different. I have more of a problem with the government mandate.
  
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engineerairborne
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:15am
Well hell why not just micro chip the people while your at it, Take a good look my Fellow American’s this is where we are heading.

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UBETHECHANGE
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:11am
Statism: Ideas so good they have to be mandatory.

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- EVANROOD
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:22am
  More like; SATANISM/OBAMISM!!!!! I guess in this case, the mark of the beast, for the beast!
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:24am
  They have already done the people, someone just realized they forgot the dogs.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:14pm
  EVAN: Well, Obama is just a local franchise for the International Left . Thanks to old George.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:19pm
  Remember Obama: “If we can save just one life, we are obligated…” ( shhhhh: to restrict the freedoms of the remaining millions )
  
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