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		<title>Rocco&#8217;s big journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Article from <a title="New York Post, 16 July 2008" href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152008/news/regionalnews/returns_5_yrs___850_miles_later_119921.htm">New York Post, 16 July 2008</a>]

<div class="img"><img src="http://microchip.org.au/images/post_images/rocco.jpg" alt="Rocco and Natalie" />
Rocco and Natalie, reunited after 5 years
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When her beagle, Rocco, squeezed himself under the backyard gate and disappeared into the streets of Queens, 5-year-old Natalie Villacis refused to believe - as her parents reluctantly told her - that she would never see the puppy again.

That was in 2003.

Last weekend, Rocco…]]></description>
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		<title>Dead pets saved from tip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 04:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Feature article from <a title="Moreland Leader 26 May 08" href="http://www.morelandleader.com.au/article/2008/05/26/35794_cov_news.html">Moreland Leader</a>, 26 May 08]

Moreland Council has changed its procedures for handling dead pets after a Glenroy family's dog was dumped at a tip in January.

The procedure overhaul followed a Leader report that microchipped pets without registration tags found dead on Moreland streets were dumped at Epping tip, with families left in the dark (Leader, January 21).

In a council report, city&#8230; ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Abandoned&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A member of the public brought an "abandoned" cat to the shelter claiming that the cat was very friendly (which it was) and stating that the cat had arrived on her doorstep last night. The person lived on an isolated farm and assumed that the cat had been dumped by some irresponsible owner.

The cat was scanned and a microchip was found. When we contacted the owner they were ecstatic. The…]]></description>
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		<title>Back from the dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Article from the <a href="http://www.brimbankleader.com.au/article/2008/04/08/32982_bmv_news.html" title="Brimbank Leader, 8 Apr 2008">Brimbank Leader, 8 April 2008</a>]

Pet owner Ray Welsh has a lasting reminder of the time his beloved dog Stimpy went missing in Brimbank.

Mr Welsh was so sure the mastiff-cross boxer had been hit by a car after he escaped from his Deer Park back yard that he had the dog's name tattooed on his chest.

Four months on, and thanks to a&#8230; ]]></description>
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		<title>Marmalade came in late for breakfast!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Feature article from <a href="http://www.dogshome.com/sitebuilder/aboutus/knowledge/asset/files/28/ldh_autumn2007.pdf" title="The Lost Dogs´ Home Newsletter, Autumn 2007">The Lost Dogs´ Home Newsletter, Autumn 2007</a>]

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Marmalade with owner Allegra
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Cats are well known for staying out later than they should, but we reckon that Marmalade, a member of the Strauss family in East Brunswick, takes the prize as the longest absentee of this century.

That’s not hard to figure, since&#8230; ]]></description>
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		<title>The case of the stolen Doberman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A girlfriend of mine, Kirsten, once bought a purebred Doberman called Traddles. At the time, microchipping was relatively new and was not well known in the community as a form of pet identification. However, Kirsten’s father, who was a vet, saw the value in microchipping and so microchipped Traddles.

Kirsten and Traddles enjoyed two years together until, one unfortunate day, Kirsten came home to find that Traddles was missing. She…]]></description>
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		<title>Charlie the kitten</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlie the kitten was adopted from The Lost Dogs´ Home approximately 12 months ago. He was equipped with an National Pet Register tag and a microchip.

Charlie's owner, Rebecca, adored Charlie, however unfortunately one day Charlie went missing. Rebecca and her family called everyone possible: the local council, The Lost Dogs´ Home and other shelters, and also put up posters. Alas, Charlie could not be found anywhere.

Approximately 12 weeks later Rebecca… ]]></description>
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		<title>My cat Snoosels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A born wanderer, my cat Snoosels has two microchips and a collar with two tags. He has twice wandered off and because he was either intercepted or disorientated, been lost for weeks at a time.

About two years ago he went missing for five days and was found by a kind lady in a local park approximately 6km from home. The lady took Snoosels to the local vet clinic where he&#8230; ]]></description>
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