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Promoting Responsible Dog Ownership in Scotland: Microchipping and other Measures. An Analysis of Consultation Responses
An analysis of responses to the consultation on promoting responsible dog ownership in Scotland including questions on micro-chipping, licensing and muzzling amongst other measures.
Annex 3: Number of Responses Received, by Question
| Question | Number of organisational responses | Number of individual responses | Total number of responses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Are all, some or none of the dogs / puppies in your care routinely microchipped? Please explain. | 99 | 1,399 | 1,498 |
| Comments | 67 | 486 | 553 | |
| Q2 | Do you offer a microchipping service to the general public? If you do, what geographical range do you cover how many dogs did you chip in Scotland in 2012 and how much do you charge? Please explain your answers. | 99 | 1,347 | 1,446 |
| Q3 | If you run a rescue / rehoming centre, do you ensure that all, some or none of the dogs are microchipped prior to rehoming? How many dogs did you microchip / arrange to be microchipped in 2012? How many dogs came to you in 2012 that were already microchipped? Please explain your answers. | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| Q4 | Do you consider that compulsory microchipping would help to make dog owners more responsible? Please explain and provide any evidence that you may have. | 100 | 1,405 | 1,505 |
| Comments | 100 | 1,034 | 1,134 | |
| Q5 | Do you consider that compulsory microchipping would help to deter dog theft? Please explain and provide any evidence that you may have. | 97 | 1,392 | 1,489 |
| Comments | 88 | 871 | 959 | |
| Q6 | Do you consider that compulsory microchipping for dogs would help to tackle the issue of puppy farming? Please explain and provide any evidence that you may have. | 98 | 1,398 | 1,496 |
| Comments | 85 | 760 | 845 | |
| Q7 | Do you consider that compulsory microchipping for dogs would help to address other dog welfare issues, such as abuse / mistreatment? Please explain and provide any evidence that you may have. | 97 | 1,385 | 1,482 |
| Comments | 94 | 789 | 883 | |
| Q8 | Do you consider that compulsory microchipping for dogs would help to prevent dog attacks on people / animals, including on assistance dogs? Please explain and provide any evidence that you may have. | 98 | 1,400 | 1,498 |
| Comments | 91 | 855 | 946 | |
| Q9 | In the long term, the compulsory microchipping of dogs may require all owners to pay to microchip their dogs and to update their details on the commercial database that their dog is registered on. Do you think this would an unfair burden on any particular sectors? Please explain. | 98 | 1,388 | 1,486 |
| Comments | 87 | 885 | 972 | |
| Q10 | When a microchipped animal changes ownership, the registration details on the database must be updated for microchipping to be effective. If microchipping was to be made compulsory, with whom should this responsibility lie: the seller, the buyer or both? Please explain why and how you consider that the requirement could be enforced? | 101 | 1,384 | 1,485 |
| Comments | 90 | 860 | 950 | |
| Q11 | Are you aware of any difficulties due to different microchip companies using different technical specifications regarding scanners, etc.? Please explain | 98 | 1,379 | 1,477 |
| Comments | 62 | 304 | 366 | |
| Q12 | Do you think that any regulation being introduced on microchipping should set minimum standards for commercial databases? Why, and if so, what should they be? | 99 | 1,369 | 1,468 |
| Comments | 83 | 489 | 572 | |
| Q13 | Presently, the dog owner, the microchip implanter, and some animal welfare organisations are able to access current records, but only enforcement authorities are able to see previous records. Do you think this should remain the same? Please explain. | 96 | 1,385 | 1,481 |
| Comments | 77 | 546 | 623 | |
| Q14 | Do you believe that compulsory microchipping would be easy or difficult to enforce effectively? Why? Can you suggest what approach to enforcement would be most appropriate? | 96 | 1,384 | 1,480 |
| Comments | 95 | 884 | 979 | |
| Q15 | Do you have any concerns that microchipping could cause health problems in dogs? Please explain. | 100 | 1,392 | 1,492 |
| Comments | 65 | 412 | 477 | |
| Q16 | Do you believe that compulsory microchipping would have a positive or negative financial or other impact on owners, enforcement agencies, animal welfare organisations / rehoming charities, dog breeders, pet shops, microchip database companies? Please explain. | 94 | 1,367 | 1,461 |
| Comments | 82 | 670 | 752 | |
| Q17 | Do you believe that all dogs in Scotland should be microchipped? Why? | 103 | 1,460 | 1,563 |
| Campaign responses | 736 | 736 | ||
| Comments | 95 | 1,034 | 1,129 | |
| Q18 | Do you consider that any sectors of dog ownership (for example rehoming / sanctuary charities, police, armed services, security services, guide / helper dogs, vermin control, sheep dogs, or other sectors) merit exemption from any requirement to microchip? Why? | 99 | 1,380 | 1,479 |
| Comments | 70 | 683 | 753 | |
| Q19 | Which of the suggested options for introducing any requirement for compulsory microchipping do you believe would work best? Do you have any alternative option to suggest? Please explain. | 96 | 1,353 | 1,449 |
| Comments | 67 | 432 | 499 | |
| Q20 | Do you think a system of dog licensing could help encourage responsible dog ownership and help make our communities safer from dangerous and out of control dogs? Do you have views on how such a dog licensing scheme might operate? | 87 | 634 | 721 |
| Campaign responses | 736 | 736 | ||
| Q21 | Do you think muzzling of dogs while in public should be introduced? | 105 | 1,469 | 1,574 |
| Campaign responses | 736 | 736 | ||
| Q22 | The Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003, gives local authorities the powers to deal with dog mess. | |||
| Are you aware that local authorities have these powers? | 99 | 1,393 | 1,492 | |
| Do you think they are being used effectively in your area? | 98 | 1,383 | 1,481 | |
| Is there more you think can be done to address this issue effectively? | 100 | 1,375 | 1,475 | |
| Comments | 87 | 886 | 973 | |
| Q23 | Do you have any other comments on the possible introduction of compulsory microchipping for dogs in Scotland? | 63 | 409 | 472 |
| Q24 | Do you have any other comments on the promotion of responsible dog ownership in Scotland to help improve the safety of our communities from dangerous and out of control dogs? | 90 19 | 825 550 | 915 569 |
| Campaign responses | 736 | 736 | ||
| Q25 | Do you consider that the consultation paper explained the key issues sufficiently for you to properly consider your responses? | 89 | 865 | 954 |
| Q26 | Do you consider that you had sufficient time to respond to the consultation? | 89 | 889 | 978 |
| Q27 | Do you have any other comments on the way this consultation has been conducted? | 71 | 693 | 764 |
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