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<<AKC has started a DNA  data bass, that some day well be I think the only
way you can Reg. your litters. >>

I do agree that DNA testing is probably a surer way of identifying a dog -
they are beginning to talk about DNA testing here too.  It is not really a
quick and easy way to identify dogs however, and remember that the microchip
is being used here to identify all dogs, whether cross bred or purebred,
registered or unregistered.  It is a bit hard for pounds and shelters to be
testing the DNA of every dog that comes into their facility to try and
identify it, whereas scanning is a much quicker and easier process (at least
at the moment).

Tracy Bassett
Canberra, Australia
espinay@dynamite.com.au
http://members.dynamite.com.au/espinay/index.htm



>Tracy,
>Don;t take this wrong. I happen to think the chip is a great
>step in the right way. And it is a vary good law .As most
>things there is a but:   . You can buy one here for around $100.00
>If both
>sire/dam hvhave a number. With both thing and perhaps something
>they come up with. Getting someone elses line of dogs mixed
>in with yours well be just a little harder. Here we have a lot of breeders
>that well do almost anything to get someone elses line mixed in
>with theirs.
>Dog people we all have to be just a little crazy.
>Dolores Neal
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Tracy Bassett <espinay@dynamite.com.au>
>To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
>Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 3:47 AM
>Subject: Re: [PyrNet-L] Rescue Emergency - microchipping
>
>
>> As of 1 July microchipping has just become law here (in the state of New
>> South Wales).  All dogs and cats must be microchipped and registered with
>> local councils (state wide once off lifetime registration scheme) by the
>age
>> of 6 months.  The ANKC which is our controllling body for registered dogs
>is
>> really supportive of microchipping and microchip numbers of registered
>dogs
>> are also on their national database.  They also, through the State Canine
>> Councils, supply microchips to affiliated clubs and run microchipping
days
>> themselves. The training club I teach at runs regular microchipping days
>for
>> our members (we have a membership of around 1000 with new intakes every 8
>> weeks) - The microchips cost us $Au20 for Canine Council members and
$Au25
>> for non members.  We add $Au5 per chip onto this as fundraising (we are a
>> volunteer run organisation) and we provide the vet to do it.  The RSPCA
>also
>> does microchipping for the public at its regular information days and fun
>> events I think they charge around $Au30 too.
>>
>> My dogs are all microchipped (even before the new law) and I feel a lot
>> safer knowing they have some form of permanent identification on them
>> (collars are NOT permanent and can be removed or come off far to easily
>for
>> my liking!).  the importance of this type of identification (it looks a
>> little like a grain of rice and you just don't know its there until you
>> scan) was really brought home to me a while back when a Dally breeder
>friend
>> of mine had a 12 week old puppy stolen from her kennels (through a seven
>> foot double paling fence - they dismantled the fence -  and two other
>yards
>> holding 'the old girls' to get at her - they were REALLY determined).
Two
>> years later she thought she knew where she was, but had no way of proving
>> that that grown dog was her stolen puppy as she was not microchipped.
She
>> had no real way of identifying her other than her say so.
>>
>> Another benefit of compulsory microchipping - owners (and breeders?) will
>be
>> (in a larger number of cases anyway) traceable - quite a bonus for
rescue.
>>
>> Tracy Bassett
>> Canberra, Australia
>> espinay@dynamite.com.au
>> http://members.dynamite.com.au/espinay/index.htm
>>
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