Dog license

Following on from last weeks announcement from the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney that he plans to introduce mandatory micro-chipping for all dogs, in an EXCLUSIVE online interview with Pedigreedogs.ie "the registered web site for dogs in Ireland" his next step will be to introduce a test that will have to be passed by all prospective dog owners. However unlike the date provisionally given for mandatory microchipping of 2016/2017 in line with the UK, the new test that anybody considering getting a dog will have to pass, will be introduced on the first of January 2014. "It makes complete sense" said the Minster, comparing dog ownership to being responsible for a motorised vehicle, and that "in both cases you should have a complete knowledge of what is required" Dog welfare groups Pressure to introduce such a test was placed on the minster by concerned dog welfare groups, as a result of the well publicised cases of dog abuse, and dog abandonment that has reached a…