National Dog Database Project
Ellen Cohen
Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)
[email protected]
The Department of Internal Affairs is managing the development of the National Dog Database, which will hold the information on dogs required by the Dog Control Amendment Act 2004.
The National Dog Database is part of the measures introduced in the Act to improve public safety through the use of stronger deterrents, preventative measures, more extensive powers of enforcement, education, and better information about dogs.
While this project is focused specifically on developing the national database, other dog control work is underway in consultation with, but separately from, the National Dog Database Project. Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) policy staff are developing regulations to cover microchip and microchip insertion standards, and microchipping policy and procedure guidelines are being developed by a team of local authority animal control officers.
