Grrr, dog owners !

[93hero]

How many garages or car owners are there?

We seem to do an OK job of registering our vehicles.

 

[Neil]

The "logic" for scrapping dog licences was that it cost more to collect the 37.5p fee than it raised.

I'd issue them for free, knowing full well that most dog owners at some point in the ownership of their pooch will fall foul (see what I did there) of the DNA wardens.

There are just over 8 million dogs in the UK. If just 5% of them are caught fouling and Fixed Penalty Notices (currently £50?) were issued under my 'Doggy DNA' scheme, I'd raise £20m.

Personally I'd up the FPN to £250 as a proper incentive to dog owners to take some responsibility. This would up the revenue to a cool £100m

Second offence? £500.

Third? Say goodbye to your dog.

Its a self financing no-brainer, and one of the centre pieces of my election campaign manifesto.

Self-financing?

Aren't you rather omitting the significant costs of both collecting, storing / recording the DNA, plus the none-to-trivial costs of testing doggie doos, plus then all the, sigh, potential litigation from those questioning the "material facts" (to coin a phrase...), and all - you know, that the collected DNA has not been contaminated by anything betwixt collection and testing...

Now go to your room, young man - I'm not voting for you 'til you damn well balance your books!

 

[IDB1]

I applaud your optimism.

Short dose of clap then.

It's impossible. Nobody knows how many people produce puppies.

I have 2 intact bitches that do not exist with any official organisation. I could breed the crap out of them for a few years and none of their pups would appear on any paperwork either.

 

[IDB1]

How many garages or car owners are there?

We seem to do an OK job of registering our vehicles.

That's because they were done early enough. There are too many dogs in the country to create a register now.

 

[suburbanreuben]

How many garages or car owners are there?

We seem to do an OK job of registering our vehicles.

That's because they were done early enough. There are too many dogs in the country to create a register now.

Rubbish. It is possible if the will is there.

 

[IDB1]

Rubbish. It is possible if the will is there.

No it won't. It takes more than will for something like this to be tried.

It has no hope of success. None of the required resources are available.

If the control of a single type of dog cannot be successfully managed then the control of every dog is a truly laughable proposition.

 

[Easy_Rider]

My pooch is kennel club registered...

 

[suburbanreuben]

Rubbish. It is possible if the will is there.

No it won't. It takes more than will for something like this to be tried.

It has no hope of success. None of the required resources are available.

If the control of a single type of dog cannot be successfully managed then the control of every dog is a truly laughable proposition.

If the will is there, then resources will be made available.
The control "of a single type of dog" failed because no one could decide what "that type of dog" was.
All breeds of dog can be dangerous. "It's the owners", blah, blah... Registration could help provide the means to distinguish responsible owners from irresponsible ones.
If the will is there, of course...

 

[IDB1]

The country is in recession. The resources weren't there 10 years ago, they won't be there now.

Will doesn't make money.

And there are guidelines for pitbull type laid down in black and white.

 

[We_are_Stevo]

What a load of idealistic b*ll*cks!

All licencing does is inconvenience legitimate, responsible owners...

...look at all the draconian, knee jerk gun laws that have been introduced; all they did was drive our gold medal winning Olympic competitors out of the country.

Certainly did b*gger all for illegal gun ownership and crime!