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June 06, 2006

Dogs Say NO! Protest Walk

Press release for Kate Wilkinson MP 6 June 2006


Dogs Say NO! Protest Walk


Dogs will take to the Christchurch streets on Saturday 10 June to protest against the compulsory implantation of microchips due to come into law on 1 July 2006. A protest walk has been organised by Kate Wilkinson MP, North Canterbury Federated Farmers and the NZ Kennel Club.


The walk is due to begin at 10am from the Armagh Street gate of Hagley Park. Owners with dogs on leashes will walk along Rolleston Avenue into Worchester Boulevard and down Montreal Street. Speeches from the National Party and various dog-associated organisations will take place in Cranmer Square. For information on the walk please contact waimakariri@xtra.co.nz or Ph: 03 310 7468.


Local MP Kate Wilkinson hopes city dog owners will join their rural counterparts in objecting to this law. “This is a national issue as it has never been proven that microchipping will stop a single dog attack on a child,” she says. “Our walk joins other rallies held all around the country in hoping the government will take notice of the common sense views of the New Zealand public.”


Response to the petition against farm dog microchipping has been huge and this will be presented in Parliament on 20 June along with the Federated Farmers petition. Both petitions will be available for signing at the protest rally.


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Contact: Kate Wilkinson MP Ph: 03 310 7468/021 336 814

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