THE Scottish Government has been urged to rethink its plans for dealing with dangerous dogs after it rejected moves to have all of the animals compulsorily microchipped.
UK ministers had announced the introduction of microchipping earlier this month in a measure aimed at making it easier to trace owners of dangerous dogs to ensure they are held accountable for their animal's behaviour.
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