Dogs in San Francisco to have on-board Microchips !

You have on-board chips in cars and this time, canine
owners near the San Francisco will be in the dog house, if
they don't obey a trend-setting requirement to implant
pooches with identification microchips.

Although, the idea is not new with many pet owners
already have such implants to track lost pets, officials in
the city of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco,
are making it a crime not to have high-tech dog tags
imbedded under the skin of what the socially sensitive
refer to as "canine companions".

The microchips are about the size of rice grains and are
easily implanted under the skin of dog's neck. For most
dogs, it is relatively painless.

The animal services department charges owners US$10 to
implant a chip, which stores an identification number that
can be read by a handheld scanner. Information about dog
owners is linked to those numbers in a computer. It is very
effective, cheap and easy according to the city
administration officials.

Breaking the law once will result in a warning. Second
offence will be punishable by fines of $100, and
subsequent strikes will be hit with fines of $1000,
according to the ordinance, which is in the process of
being approved by the city. The ordinance is expected to
go into effect by the fall. In addition, it bans people from
owning more than three dogs unless granted an exemption
and also bars the ownership of roosters in city limits.

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