This press release just shows the level of self-deception members of government practise. Nanaia Mahuta uses a sob story about a rottie that went missing but, thanks to being microchipped, has now been reunited with its owners.
"Levi's return is great news for the Haurua family, and it also highlights the real benefits of microchipping for other dogs and their owners," Nanaia Mahuta said.
"Microchipping is a simple, lifelong way to identify dogs and link them to their owner, and as this case highlights, results in the speedier return of lost, stolen or injured animals.
"As time goes by and more dogs are progressively microchipped, I think we will start hearing more stories like this in which dogs are successfully reunited with their owners," Nanaia Mahuta said.
But the government didn't pass the legislation to ensure pets couldn't be irretrievably lost. They passed it to identify dangerous beasts AFTER an attack on either a person or other animal. Can Nanaia give us an example of that happening?
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Here's one.....why is no one advocating the microchipping of Maori' s...? They are over represented in the crime stats among others so it just makes sense does it not...?
I can hear the squeals of outrage from here...heh! ;-)
Microchipping and tattooing, as well as a colar with a name tag and phone number were all available to dog owners before the legislation passed.
Warfarin? I thought that was an anti-coagulant. What am I missing Brian?
Wafarin = rat poison.
Were these people charged for not being in direct control of their dog?
Does the microchip act as an antidote to the rat poison?
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