EDMONTON SUN (Alberta) 15 October 05 Look, It's Godzilla!
Japan is looking at requiring owners of potentially dangerous animals - like crocodiles and pythons - to have microchips implanted in their pets in case they get loose.
The move follows a recent wave of incidents across the nation where pythons, crocodiles and giant salamanders have been found wandering loose, frequently on the streets of densely populated cities.
In one notorious case, a man lost track of his pet python after he took the animal "for a walk" in a park and the snake fled when the man fell asleep on a bench.
He was quoted on television as saying he was surprised the snake disappeared because it wasn't that kind of a snake.
The small microchip would be inserted under the skin of some 650 animal species.
Wouldn't it be easier to implant microchips into pet owners and prevent them from owning animals in the first place?
Look, It's Godzilla!