Re: This can't be good news for the pit bull.

Shelly wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean by "schedule deal." Where I am, vets flat-out refused to be part of the city's licensing scheme. They were concerned that folks would not bring their pets in for routine care if they were afraid the vet would turn them in for failure to comply with licensing their animals.


They had a good system in Miami. The veterinarian gave the license right there in the office, collected the tag fee, and passed the paperwork on to the county. One stop. If the dog never saw a veterinarian, the county never knew of its existence. If the owner brought the dog in for anything, the veterinarian gave the required vaccinations for the tag which he presumably would do anyway.


Up here, the veterinarian gives a *** of paper called a "rabies certificate," and the dog owners go to City Hall with the certificate each January for the tag. If you don't show up the first time, the city never knows of the dog's existence. The veterinarian doesn't notify the city. If you don't show up after the first year, the city sends a late notice to your home, and you can either pay the late fine or tell them that the dog has died or moved away. I don't know about any enforcement beyond that. To the best of my knowledge, Animal Control checks out complaints about barking and biting, not vaccinations and tags.


--Lia

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