[jambutty]

Before this government introduces yet another law it should make sure that it is willing and able to enforce it rigorously – otherwise what is the point.

The law abiding will buy a license but those who are not will not. Thus it would be up to the ‘dog warden’ to find those who are not licensed.

Imagine the scene – there you are walking your dog when the ‘dog warden’ appears with “is that dog licensed?” whips out his scanner device and scans the dog.

Unscrupulous dog owners who are not prepared to pay the license or can’t afford to will just chuck the dog out onto the streets. They do it now when that ‘cute’ puppy isn’t quite so cute anymore or hasn’t been trained properly.

Then there are the millions of pensioners many of whom have a dog as a companion, particularly if they are single.

Sorry Neil but licensing dogs is a crackpot idea that will produce more problems than it solves.