A Sad News Day

In light of the tragic death of 14 year old Jade Anderson in Manchester yesterday I wondered if it was a bit odd to be joking about dogs on my Facebook page today... but I reasoned that pages like mine promote GOOD, responsible dog ownership, and how much love they can bring to our lives. 

Jade was tragically attacked and killed by 4 dogs in a house yesterday afternoon. The dogs were thought to have been Staffordshire Bull Terriers and Bull Mastiffs.

Unfortunately there will always be cases of dogs attacking adults, children and other animals, and I don't really know what the answer is, or how we can stop it??? I personally am really ‘for’ the issuing of affordable dog licenses. Adopting a dog should be seen as a serious, lifelong commitment to raising a living creature in the right way, and a license is a way of contracting to this agreement. 

It would also mean that when someone decides upon getting a puppy or adult dog, they have to get their license approved before collecting, which means they have time and space to really be certain about what they are doing. Probably even allowing an officer to check out their home and background etc first. 

I wish there was an easy answer. The enforcement of compulsory microchipping by 2016 is a step in the right direction. I see first hand the increasing popularity of dog ownership, which is a great thing. But with that sensible rules and regulations need to be in place and enforced to protect both dogs and humans.

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The Paw Law

Did you know… The Control of Dogs Order 1992 mandates that any dog in a public place must wear a collar with the name and address of the owner engraved or written on it, or engraved on a tag. Your postcode is optional (but we would strongly advise that you include it), and your telephone number is also optional (but advisable).

 It is a sad fact that thousands of pets go missing every year and are not returned to their owner because they have no form of identification. As animals cannot speak for themselves, it is extremely important to know that they are properly identified so that if lost, when found, they can be returned to their relieved owner as quickly as possible.

You can be fined up to £5,000 if your dog does not wear an identification tag.

 At Barkitty we sell a full range of high quality Red Dingo stainless steel tags, which are guaranteed to be engraved for life; with a huge selection of sizes, designs and colours. See the range available to order in store here – www.reddingo.com. Red Dingo have great looking tags that include free personalised engraving and delivery.

Our tags are typically available in small, medium and large sizes. A small number of cat specific tags are available only in small sizes.



Some wording taken from www.thekennelclub.org

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