Pet sellers required to microchip dogs and cats

[thomas]

Definitely a step in the right direction: to avoid thousands of dogs and cats being abandoned every year, pet dealers are required to microchip each animal as of June. I am not sure if these requirements also apply to animal shelters and owners who buy pets.

The cylindrical chip is about 10 millimeters long and 2 mm in diameter. It is generally implanted near the necks of dogs and cats by using a syringe-like device. The chip contains a 15-digit ID that can be scanned using special devices and checked against a database the Environment Ministry will maintain to identify the owner's information. Veterinarians or veterinary nurses implant the microchips. The cost is from 3,000 yen ($23.18) to 10,000 yen. The revised law obliges breeders, pet shops and other sellers to implant the chips in puppies and kittens for sale, as well as adult dogs and cats for breeding, to improve the breeding environment. Penalties may be imposed for violations, such as administrative guidance and administrative punishment.

Microchipping dogs, cats mandatory in Japan as of June | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The next issue the Animal Welfare Law should address is the miserable conditions in puppy mills and pet stores.

Photo credit: ASIJ

 

[thomas]

A Japanese company developed an app that allows pet owners to register their dogs' nose patterns to help locate their missing pets. They call it Nose ID. 😍

Every dog has a different nose pattern, and Tokyo-based S'more Co. focused on this feature to develop the new app. With this system, artificial intelligence analyzes snout patterns to identify individual pooches, and the app notifies owners of the whereabouts of their lost pets. Quite a few owners and pets get separated in incidents such as disasters. The app is expected to become a tool to prevent owners from losing their dogs, and the developers are calling for more canine lovers to register their pets because increasing the number of registered dogs improves identification accuracy. Like human fingerprints, nose patterns of canines as well as cows don't change even when they grow up, and they are identifiable. Therefore, nose patterns of cattle have been used as proof of brand beef. The app utilizes the technology to identify dogs by their snouts, hence the name "Nose ID." The test version of the app was released on May 21.

Japan dog owners urged to register pooches' nose patterns with app to track missing pets - The Mainichi

FUKUOKA -- A venture firm in the Japanese capital is calling for dog owners across the country to register their canines' nose patterns with a smartph

mainichi.jp

鼻紋認証 | Nose ID | 日本初　迷子犬・災害対策　AIを活用した鼻紋認証による個体識別サービス S’more

鼻をスマホでスキャンするだけで、ペットの情報が読み取れるNose ID_鼻紋認証アプリ。AI技術によりマイクロチップや迷子札とともに愛犬を守ります。東日本大震災時の迷子犬の飼い主の判明率はわずか12.6%。わんちゃんの鼻紋にペットの情報や飼い主情報を紐づけることにより、万が一迷子になった時もスマホで鼻をスキャンすることですぐ飼い主にたどり着けます。登録はわんちゃんの鼻の動画を登撮影し、情報を入力するだけ。他にも、日常的にワクチンの接種情報や既往歴の情報管理とリマインダーとしての機能を利用するとともに非常時での対策にもなるサービスを提供します。

www.smore-pets.com

 

[日本語 Class]

Thats strange but great news I guess