On Sat, May 06, 2006 at 11:05:28AM +1200, Jinx wrote:
> In a similar vein/fat deposit, it is now mandatory, with some
> exceptions, for all dogs in NZ to be chipped
> 
> Will do nothing to reduce dog attacks or strays. As usual the
> responsible owner will comply, another cash cow for the govt
> to milk. Something very like that will happen re chipping people

Actually... In a roundabout way it *does* help reduce strays, a lot.
See, if they get a dog in that's *not* chipped they can be pretty sure
it's a stray with no owner. So it's a lot more feasible to distroy (IE
kill) the dog sooner and get away without pissing off owners who's dogs
have just gotten lost. Saves money overall. This is from a teacher of
mine who volunteered with the humane society too. Remarkably
level-headed woman, to be volunteering like that, yet completely see the
nessesity of putting animals down like that.


How that applys to illegal immigrants though... er...

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