Seagazer Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Very good Deb - haven't seen or heard any others today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaechi Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 HI, I dont want to be a snitch but this is going to be collected but its not about the tax of the animals. The reason behind this is because the government want to keep a register of dogs again. This is because of a - the amount of dogs being used as weapons b - the amount of dogs being dumped. As of 2010 there is a huge drive by the government to ensure that all dogs are microchipped and it will be compulsory by 2012 i beileve. I think this is a good idea to be honest. I would not fancy paying £100 per pet! I own 2 dogs 1 cat 1 tortoise, 2 hamsters 2 goldfish 2 rabbits 4 chickens 18 quails thats £3200 per year!!!! Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I knew what it was going to be even before I opened it Well done Debs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Why was my post not deleted then - as I added more fuel to the fool suggesting the new breed of hens and spray on camo' We thought you were on to it and joining in the wind up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I believed it to be true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Have to say I thought it was real as well, I just mumbled to myself that there was no way I was going to fill in any stupid forms about our menagerie, imagine I have a beehive with about 60,000 residents VERY Well Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I thought so. I Googled it and nothing came up. Both my DD's got fooled by The One Show this evening with the possibility of a unicorn being reintroduced. YD, who LOVES unicorns, was gutted She was so hoping it was true. Awww The local one here was a wind turbine is going to be put at Old Sarum on the site of the original Salisbury Cathedral. I was reading the article thinking, well it is quite windy there, so a quite a good spot . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Takes me back to when Gordon Brown was a member Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treekeeper Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hope it's not a joke my OH has spent all morning superglueing grass and small bushes on the chooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Just caught this - have to admit I started laughing straight away. But some little sneaky government official might just try - they tax everything else. Disappointing as I haven't been on the TV, seen a paper or been on here to see any jokes until long after the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 ...and I wonder how many people were counting up their pets? You mean it was a joke????? - and we've eaten all our hens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 shame on you, Lesley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 ...and I wonder how many people were counting up their pets? You mean it was a joke????? - and we've eaten all our hens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 The solutions are brilliant! Glue and chomp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 Glue and chomp. That sounds like a great name for a Hardware store *I'll get my coat* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
