# Japan - Chips may be implanted in imported dogs

- Author: Joichi Ito
- Date: 2004-06-10T03:44:50Z


Japan TodayChips may be implanted in imported dogs to prevent rabies

TOKYO — Japan plans to implant microchips under the skin of imported dogs in order to prevent rabies from making inroads into the country, government officials said Tuesday.

The plan intended for strict individual recognition of imported dogs was confirmed the same day at a meeting on the nation's quarantine system against rabies of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the officials said. (Kyodo News)via Louis

I wonder when we'll be start getting records in our chips instead of stamps in our passports...





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