It would cost too much to police because the scrounging chavs would just ignore it and simply refuse to pay.
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Isn't it time to ban dangerous dogs?
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[/quote]It would cost too much to police because the scrounging chavs would just ignore it and simply refuse to pay.[/quote]
Well we need the animal wardens to be armed!
Well we need the animal wardens to be armed!
I still feel that ALL dogs should be licenced - and yes, fee-free for proper* working dogs.
*Proper: working Collies, sniffer dogs, police dogs, guide-dogs and hearing dogs, BUT not the pseudo-disability dogs that people claim to have (not officially trained or recognised).
You have some good points, HOWEVER! there's a lot of research about why not to neuter a bitch, especially as a puppy, wait until she has come into season twice and the do her mid seasons.
Many schools of thought on spaying a female dog - my vet states that the most recent studies indicate that spaying BEFORE a ***** comes into season reduces the chances of mammary tumours by 99%
Vets are there for one reason! I personally think in most cases it's NOT for the welfare of YOUR pet!
http://www.doglistener.co.uk/medical/neuter.shtml
Well worth the read.
http://www.doglistener.co.uk/medical/neuter.shtml
Well worth the read.
Mrs Pred has just returned from "The Smart Clinic" in Cardiff which is not your average vets.
So next up is vaccination for your pet which your friendly vet will probably send out reminders every six months or so, it is a big money earner for them.
Early 90's we got Clyde, a 4month old GSD, the girl had broken up with her partner and had four Whippets, she didn't want Clyde growing up thinking he was a Whippet, he had had his first dose of vaccinations and the girl asked if we would do his boosters in a few weeks.
However Clyde was not a healthy dog, we took him to the vets and after a few weeks on their expensive but carp dog food, they said they wanted an autopsy done on his liver or kidneys, that was when alarm bells started ringing and we did a lot of research on the web and found the following
http://www.canine-health-concern.org.uk/Vaccines 2.pdf
This is just one such article you will find on the web, Clyde had no more injections, he went from strength to strength, we finally had him put to sleep when he was aged 14, he had been living with CDRM for 5 or 6 years.
So next up is vaccination for your pet which your friendly vet will probably send out reminders every six months or so, it is a big money earner for them.
Early 90's we got Clyde, a 4month old GSD, the girl had broken up with her partner and had four Whippets, she didn't want Clyde growing up thinking he was a Whippet, he had had his first dose of vaccinations and the girl asked if we would do his boosters in a few weeks.
However Clyde was not a healthy dog, we took him to the vets and after a few weeks on their expensive but carp dog food, they said they wanted an autopsy done on his liver or kidneys, that was when alarm bells started ringing and we did a lot of research on the web and found the following
http://www.canine-health-concern.org.uk/Vaccines 2.pdf
This is just one such article you will find on the web, Clyde had no more injections, he went from strength to strength, we finally had him put to sleep when he was aged 14, he had been living with CDRM for 5 or 6 years.
Years ago you only had to have your dog innoculated once (with booster) and the vaccination lasted for life.
I wholeheartedly agree that vets are governed by financial incentives made either by the animal owner (bills) OR by the pharmaceutical companies (my bet goes on the latter).
The annual (expensive) jabs are a joke and, although my dog had the initial vaccinations and a year or two of boosters, I have not had any boosters for 4yrs - my dog is as fit, healthy, active and happy as I could dream for. Trouble is, the insurance companies then classify your insurance policy as null and void (gits!)
I wholeheartedly agree that vets are governed by financial incentives made either by the animal owner (bills) OR by the pharmaceutical companies (my bet goes on the latter).
The annual (expensive) jabs are a joke and, although my dog had the initial vaccinations and a year or two of boosters, I have not had any boosters for 4yrs - my dog is as fit, healthy, active and happy as I could dream for. Trouble is, the insurance companies then classify your insurance policy as null and void (gits!)
There is an increasing number of vets and kennels that are changing their mind about vaccinations.
http://thebark.com/content/controversy-over-vaccines
Thank goodness you changed the link!
And last but not least, hands up who owns a Collie, are you aware of
http://www.awca.net/drug.htm
We had our GSD/Collie checked, she is OK.
http://www.awca.net/drug.htm
We had our GSD/Collie checked, she is OK.
Gulp!
I have a Collie-Cross - thanks for the info
I have a Collie-Cross - thanks for the info
