New Zealand Dog News

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June 14, 2006

United Future chases its tail

14 June 2006
A bid by minor party United Future to force the Government's hand over a bid to exempt farm dogs from microchipping appears to have fallen apart after Labour called its bluff. (...)
"It's all hideously complicated," Mr Copeland said when asked why he appeared to have changed his mind within 12 hours. MORE CRAP>>

Anderton pins chip outcome on United 14 June 2006
Minister of Agriculture Jim Anderton says United Future holds the key to whether dog microchipping legislation becomes law. EVEN MORE CRAP>>
Why does a minority party which didn't get 2% of the vote, have this much power!?!

One law for all doesn't stack up 14 June 2006
Let's be quite clear here. The idea of putting microchips into dangerous dogs that are likely to cut loose and savage other animals and people is a very good one. Using technology to immediately find out who the dog belongs to after it's been caught has a lot going for it, writes the Manawatu Standard in an editorial.

It's after that point that the plan starts unravelling. How to get that microchip into that out-of-control dog is the problem that faces the Government. MORE OPINIONS>>

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