Excellent article. And a very good case for dog registration.... Esp making the point that it has to be affordable. Dog ownership - ok, *responsible* dog ownership - seems to be becoming increasingly unaffordable for your average person. It's not a surprise that this government has seen a problem (dog attacks) and then taken action in a way that is totally destructive and unhelpful.
Thanks Kat! And a good registration / licensing scheme can help make it affordable. It's too much of a pipedream to think of a pet NHS when we can't even sort out a human one, but license fees could include, or require, some basic pet insurance, or on a council by council basis support something like the People's dispensary for Sick Animals.
Excellent article. And a very good case for dog registration.... Esp making the point that it has to be affordable. Dog ownership - ok, *responsible* dog ownership - seems to be becoming increasingly unaffordable for your average person. It's not a surprise that this government has seen a problem (dog attacks) and then taken action in a way that is totally destructive and unhelpful.
Thanks Kat! And a good registration / licensing scheme can help make it affordable. It's too much of a pipedream to think of a pet NHS when we can't even sort out a human one, but license fees could include, or require, some basic pet insurance, or on a council by council basis support something like the People's dispensary for Sick Animals.