I live in Essex and im sure all dogs are supposed to be licenced... can anyone tell me where to go to get one and how much it will cost. I have a German Shepherd.
2007-09-24 21:25:03 · 21 answers · asked by vampyrqueen2004 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs no longer need licenses, but, you should, by law,have a dog tag on his collar, with your address and phone number. You don't necessarily need to have the dogs name on the tag....this is just an open invitation for anyone trying to steal him. Get him microchipped too!!
2007-09-24 22:37:28 · answer #1 · answered by murphywingedspur 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The last time you needed a dog licence they cost seven shillings and six pence (7/6d) aka thirty-seven and a half pence, per annum. All sizes, all breeds.
I'm not sure what that is worth in current terms, but as an illustration, back in 1960, my food money for a week for 2 adults and a little girl, was £3 per week, and my husband's pay was £15 p.w., take-home pay after deductions was about £12. 10 shillings (£12.50p). He was a metallurgical graduate and a Section Head in a metallurgical laboratory.
So 7/6p was quite a chunk of money when it was first introduced - I remember my parents paying that during the immediate post war years.
2007-09-24 21:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by Veronica Alicia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dog licence was abolished in 1987. To the best of my knowledge it used to cost 7/6d old money and never went up in line with inflation.
The Dangerous Dogs Act was introduced after 1987, restricting the types of dog people could legally keep.
There is a licence required for people who are in the business of breeding dogs and there is also a Wild dangerous animals licence for exotic, dangerous and wild animals.
2007-09-24 21:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by Raymo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my city (Bombay, India) one does need to have a licence for a pet dog. The health department of the local Municiplity issues these at a nominal fees after checking that the animal is suitably vaccinated.
I think it is worth asking a few people (dog owners) in your locality and a vet in your area about this. They should be able to giude you in this matter more precisely.
2007-09-24 21:37:09 · answer #4 · answered by durg_tis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need a licence any more anywhere in the UK
It is good to be a responsible dog owner though and get them chipped, inoculated etc by the vet - for your dogs sake and your own
2007-09-24 22:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
as with all the answers, you no longer need a licence to keep a dog. But you still by law if anyone happens to knock a dog down, you still have to report it to the police.
2007-09-24 21:36:18 · answer #6 · answered by cassy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No licence needed for a dog in this country but I do feel we should have to buy one - I am a dog owner by the way - but make sure he/she is insured
2007-09-24 21:38:18 · answer #7 · answered by Barbie V 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the licence was a thing of the past used to cost 7/6D in to days money 37and a half pence same as a marriage licence then
2007-09-25 00:55:16 · answer #8 · answered by Diamond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs no longer need licences
2007-09-24 21:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You no longer need a dog licence in the UK.
2007-09-24 21:27:59 · answer #10 · answered by sjr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋