Microchips useless unless dog owners register numbers

Microchipped dogs found wandering around the city are still being put down because owners are forgetting to log their details on the national database.

"We hate doing this because the dogs generally come from an environment of care. But when they're not claimed and can't be rehomed they have to be put down," Palmerston North City Council senior animal control officer Peter Broughton said.

Head of environmental services Wayne Jameson said while more dogs were being returned to owners, there were still a few issues.

"The biggest problem is dog owners not being fully aware that it's their responsibility to bring their information in to council," he said. MORE>>

Hum... kindda makes a mockery of the whole issue about microchipping, and how, supposedly, it will save us folks from dangerous dogs!