Inspired by, and borrowing the graphic from, an earlier post from @LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone
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I take their harnesses off because they cuddle in bed with me and I don't want the plastic and metal parts jamming into me while I sleep. I don't use neck collars since they're just for identification and they're chipped.
Yes your dog needs to have a collar and tags at all times. Chipped or not.
They only need a license tag when out in public in my state. That goes on the harness. They do not need a collar nor does the tag need to be on at all times. And given your other comment about them being readable by a person: My license tags just have a serial number with their name on it. It's not gonna help find a lost pet outside of a pound or vet that can search it up; which is exactly what the chip does.
You can call animal control and get the owners information with the serial #, you’re avoiding a few steps by having one. They are not “exactly” like a chip, a microchip, if they have one, you don’t know unless you take them in as well, you need to take them in for. Taking them to the vet or animal control, they usually take them, which incurs costs for them to hold.
A tag is just objectively simpler, and better.
No you can't. That would be a breach of privacy. Animal control will ask you bring the dog in for holding and contact the owners themselves. That's why the liscense tags don't have more than a serial number and the animal's name. It also costs nothing to get them checked for a chip at animal control; it costs the owner to get them released.
I'm guessing you don't actually have dogs.
Ours is public, or atleast when signing up you have the option.
I’ve held a dog and they called the owner to come grab it from my place as well. It’s just simpler and easier. Can’t do that with a microtag.