should we re introduce the dog licence,how much would you pay for one, how would we enforce it ?

Answer 1

I would pay a small fee for a dog licence, perhaps £35 a year per dog, and have the dogs name, colour, breed and tattoo number on the licence. Registered breeders should have all pup's tattooed, and pay a fixed fee of say £100 per year.
Perhaps one way of enforcing it is to have random spot checks. Also people who get reported due to there dogs misbehaving or causing a nuisance would have to produce a licence. If they cant produce one then give them a hefty fine of £1500 and Remove the dog from them. I know, just the thought of getting a fine and losing my dog for the sake of £35 would encourage me to get one...

Answer 2

I think that, if the dog licence was reintroduced in the UK, dog owners should get something for the payment they made ...

Maybe the scheme could be run by the vets - annually, your dog gets a check-up, a booster for it's vaccinations, a years supply of worming tablets - plus maybe a colour coded id thing to put on their collar.

The first licence would be a little bit more expensive (first vaccinations for puppies are) & would also include a micro-chip for your dog.

That way we dog owners also benefit by paying the licence. The general public does too - as all dogs (having a licence) should also be wormed & so there will be less risk of toxioplasmosis.

Most Councils now employ a dog warden. The colour coded id would be a good way to at least indicate that a dog was licenced ... I suppose that individuals could easily fake an id - but, if the warden felt suspicious, then maybe he could take details & double check it on the computer system that holds all the microchip details.

I feel that this sort of scheme would benefit the responsible owners - as it is part of the routine that they have with their dogs anyway (regular vaccinations, regular worming, etc). It may also encourage those otherwise reluctant owners to pay their licence fees as they can see that their dog is benefitting.

If, I had ALL the 'extras' with the licence then I would happily pay £50 for it.... just under £1 a week.

Answer 3

The old UK system of Dog Licensing was a waste of time and money. Any new system will also be costly and as usual responsible dog owners would pay and the irresponsible won't.

I would be prepared to pay a substantial sum -say - equal to Road Tax but I would expect some purpose designed facilities for my dogs in return like dog parks, areas of the local beach where only dog walkers were allowed, more suitable bins, free poo bags etc.

I know many people couldn't afford that but there are always exceptions for people on benefits or low pay.

I would prefer some type of system where people have to apply for a dog licence BEFORE they get the dog similar to when you apply (in the UK) for a firearms licence.

This might make people think twice about buying dogs on a whim and getting rid of them when the novelty wears off. The licence could have conditions attached about breeding/neutering/micro-chipping etc..

I know that all sounds a bit Draconian but I've been involved in dog rescue for years and seen the results of neglect, abuse and irresponsibility first hand. There are so many thousands of dogs in Rescue Centres and/or euthanised through no fault of their own.

They were all bred by and belonged to someone at one time so I think it is about time something was done to solve this perennial problem.

Answer 4

I live in London and own an English bull terrier. Taken into mind all the awful and horrific things that have been happening lately with dogs I would be very willing to take my dog to a sort of test centre to maybe see the anger and threat in my dog but under no circumstances would i pay a licence to keep a perfectly safe and freindly dog which is kept under leash just because these so called "breeders" are training, mating, breeding and selling wild dogs. I can guarantee a person asking or suggesting one would feel my bite more than my so called dangerous animal.

Answer 5

Ben B, maybe YOU should be PTS. Dogs should not have to pay for human errors......

man is responsible for that which we tame.....aparently you are not a man, nor human.

a$$hole.

Anyways.....where I am it is required that you get a yearly (or 3yr) rabies shot, booster shot, and rabies tag and city tag. costs about $12 all together for a spayed/nuetered dog.

Edit:

Stacey C

The dog licenses are not only to make sure your dog is safe and healthy, it is to make sure that if your dog runs away and it has it's collar on, the numbers are registered to you, so when the dog gets taken to the pound or to the vet, they can simply look up the number, find your name and phone number and call to let you know that your dog is ok.

BTW you can NEVER gurantee that you dog will NOT bite someone....dogs are good at figuring out whether or not someone is a good person or not. Besides the fact that if some neighborhood kids should tease your dog while you are not home, then ends up biting them, if they don't have their rabbies shot the person they bit can request that your dog be tested for rabies (and there is only ONE way to do that besides look for the side effects of it, which is to cut it's head off and send in brain tissue samples)......

It's just logical and safer all around to keep your dog with a liscense

Answer 6

And the point of re introducing it would be?

When the licence was abolished (at 37 1/2p) only about 50% of dog owners bothered paying it. If it was reintroduced who would enforce payment?
It would be just another case of the responsible dog owner paying up & the morons with their "Rockweilers" & "Bandogs" would not.

Answer 7

No matter where I have lived except here in newfoundland I have always had to have a licence for my pets. In all cases it wasn't much and you got it even cheaper if your animal was spayed or neutured. When I lived in a town in Nova Scotia there system was messed up, you had to pay more if your female wasn't fixed. Not for a male. All men on the towns board of directors. I think it is a good idea to have the licence.

Answer 8

Hi, In Britain years ago you had to have a dog license i think it was around 75p........but that was years ago and i think yes dogs should have a license not at an extortionate price but just around £1.50 so that owners had to register who the dog belonged to and i know a lot of responsible dog owners would do this. Also years ago your dog had to wear a collar with a name tag, so that would be an idea with the license I.D. number on so if a dog got lost the owner could be identified.The dog wardens could impliment it,

Answer 9

Always had it here in Illinois & it costs around $8.00. There's really no way to enforce it, but in the last couple years the vet that gives rabies shots has to collect the fee instead of the old way of mailing a check to the county court house.

Answer 10

rather than having another UK unenforcable dog license,how about all dogs have to be microchipped,and we kind of have to carry a license(something like a car license)whereby we can be stopped by police/dog warden etc,and if we are not carrying relevant paperwork for that particular dog then we could be heavily fined,this way all the kids on the streets with their tough dogs,would be forced to co-operate,oh yes and before being issued with license,micro-chip we have to show we can handle our dogs in certain situations,okay probably needs a bit more fine tuning,but this would probably be more workable than a license,also this would probably stop a lot of dog thefts,that are happening all the time
Wendy