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Quote from: IWLass on June 13, 2006, 06:36:07 PMPolice stations don't usually scan for microchips - they often just hand the dogs over to the local pound - who don't have to scan them, or even try and contact the owners, either If the dog isn't claimed in seven days, it can be put up for rehoming They would only need to scan for the microchip if she has lost her collar as they would presumably use the phone number first! Anyway, if she was lost I would certainly have contacted the pound/police and everyone else I expect! I'm still not happy to have my address on her tag - nothing to stop someone looking at the address and coming round to pinch her later!
Police stations don't usually scan for microchips - they often just hand the dogs over to the local pound - who don't have to scan them, or even try and contact the owners, either If the dog isn't claimed in seven days, it can be put up for rehoming
what sort of tags do you all have, as Indie's tag isn't big enough to have his address on as well as name, telephone number and microchipped writtend on it. I went to Timpson's the other day to look at pet tags and all they will put on is dog's name and telephone number.
Bit of advice though is if you do lose your dog apart from informing the police and dog warden who will note it on their registers, visit the kennels where strays are taken to as often as you can as it has been known for them not to be recorded properly!
Quote from: PennyB on June 13, 2006, 09:47:54 PMBit of advice though is if you do lose your dog apart from informing the police and dog warden who will note it on their registers, visit the kennels where strays are taken to as often as you can as it has been known for them not to be recorded properly!This is what I meant really, Penny - I think there have been people have been horrifed to discover that their dog has been rehomed despite being chipped/tagged - fortunately, theses cases are rare, but some of the marketing does make a microchip out to be fail-safe, and so instill a false sense of security
Quote from: Joules on June 13, 2006, 05:45:42 PMIt may be a legal requirement to have address on but I am not going to! Have always been worried about potential burglar having phone no and address and phoning first to check you are out before coming to burgle!! Even more paranoid nowadays when dog theft is so common. So, as far as I am concerned, my phone number would enable someone to contact me if Coco was lost, my ansafone message has my mobile number on it if I am out and if dog is taken to police station then she can be scanned to get address etc. if necessary. Police stations don't usually scan for microchips - they often just hand the dogs over to the local pound - who don't have to scan them, or even try and contact the owners, either If the dog isn't claimed in seven days, it can be put up for rehoming
It may be a legal requirement to have address on but I am not going to! Have always been worried about potential burglar having phone no and address and phoning first to check you are out before coming to burgle!! Even more paranoid nowadays when dog theft is so common. So, as far as I am concerned, my phone number would enable someone to contact me if Coco was lost, my ansafone message has my mobile number on it if I am out and if dog is taken to police station then she can be scanned to get address etc. if necessary.
Sorry to contradict and I can only speak for my Constabulary, but we have a scanner in each Police Station that is equipped to recieve strays, (before they are collected by the pound).
