Dog Licence

[Marty63]

Did a search to clag this into but nothing came up.

Clearing out some "old" pet paperwork.

Dog licence from 1973.

37 1/2 pence with a £10 fine for offenders refusing to produce such.



Just thought i'd share before i shred em.

[Simpo Two]

I don't know the dog scene but would such a thing reduce problems with dangerous dogs/attacks/irresponsible owners? No idea, just asking.

[bexVN]

I remember as a proud 11yr old dog owner saving up my pocket money and going to the post office to say my 37 and 1/2 pence for a licence. That was 1984 they scrapped it not long after.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

My gran bought a black and white dog because she thought the licence would be cheaper!

[Marty63]

Simpo Two said:

I don't know the dog scene but would such a thing reduce problems with dangerous dogs/attacks/irresponsible owners? No idea, just asking.

probably binned these licences cos no one ans no way to police it.

[span]

Simpo Two said:

I don't know the dog scene but would such a thing reduce problems with dangerous dogs/attacks/irresponsible owners? No idea, just asking.

I've wondered the same thing myself; it seems like it would be a good move to me. I was happy to sort out and pay for vaccinations, spaying, defleaing, deworming, microchipping and the endless other things we had to get through with a new dog - I would happily have added 'dog license' to that list. As I see it you're meant to be prepared to make sacrifices and concessions for dog ownership - if someone is so easily put off by the license process then it's probably no bad thing they don't get to be dog owners!

That said, I'd be interested to hear if there were other reasons why dog licenses might not be a good idea.

[span]

Marty63 said:

probably binned these licences cos no one ans no way to police it.

But if every complaint made about a dog was first dealt with by checking the owner's license, with an unlicensed owner having to e.g. pay a fine and get a license asap, or give the dog up.. Would that not be a step in the right direction?

For instance, currently it sounds like police are reluctant to step in dog-on-dog attacks. If a dog-on-dog attack could be followed up by a license check, might that mean that the worst of the current dog owners are more likely to be dealt with.

[bexVN]

Probably easier just to make id chips compulsory and maybe pay a certain amount each yr to keep it on record (at the mo it's a one off fee)

[Mubby]

37½ p!! wow! lol

great to see a document older than me , interesting!