Pet owners beware: pet microchips fail as standards change  The pet microchip industry, previously standardized on a 125 kilohertz broadcast, now also offers a 134.2 kilohertz broadcast frequency, leading to errors in scanning and fewer lost pets recovered.

'There's no way to know how many lost animals might have been unclaimed by their owners and improperly euthanized because their chips couldn't be read by available scanners...'

 Shelters using 125 microchip scanners cannot identify Banfield PetSmart pet microchips, implanted with 134.2 microchips. [Herald Sun, American Association Veterinary Journal] Related: Reuniting pets with families

If you can't trust your pet's microchip, maybe it's time to Network your pet [Big Green Monkey] (might as well put some of that spyware to work for you... Future Fido may someday sport a cellphone, a GPS , a wi-fi modem, integrated with a live Microsoft Security Spy Center from Microsoft Windows Security and a microchip.)

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Neighbor disputes: pit bull puppy survives shooting; shooter cools off in jail VA [News Channel 3]

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SF mulls law to ensure its dogs' wellbeing CA Dogs in San Francisco may soon enjoy a pampered and protected status if a proposed law is passed. Specific requirements for dog owners include:

• Water must be served in a non-tipping bowl.
• Dog houses must contain a raised floor, dry and clean bedding.
• Bedding sufficient for when "the ambient temperature falls below that to which the dog is acclimated."  [NBC11.com]

How about a law against tying or chaining a dog. Many dogs meet their end from accidental hangings: Abandoned, terrified dog strangles on rope lead UK [icDunbartonshire]. (A friend of mine told me how he tied her dog to a porch and later found him dead, strangled by the very chain which was meant to keep him safely home.

Related: New UK law proposes to ban dog walkers from 'walking and talking' together on the job! [Wandsworth Guardian

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