Dog tag
Dog tags or dog control tags refer to a tag usually made of metal for identifying domestic dogs . There are two main variants of these brands, depending on the region:
- Either this mark is used to prove that the dog tax has been paid for the dog in question . In many cities and towns, it is compulsory to attach the tag to the dog's collar.
- Or this brand serves as an identity brand. It is partly required (especially in Austria and Switzerland) by relevant legal regulations , but many dog owners also voluntarily and privately attach a corresponding mark with their telephone number or address to the collar so that an animal that has run away or is found dead can be assigned to its owner. In addition to the classic brand made of sheet metal, screw-on capsules or similar small containers are also widespread, in which a corresponding note is housed.
In the soldiers' jargon , the term dog tag ( english dog tag ) to refer to the identification tag used.
Dog tag of the city of Dillingen / Saar , 1964
Dog tag in Vienna, 2004
American dog tags
Swedish dog tag, 1970
Web links
Wiktionary: dog tags - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Wiktionary: Dog tax - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Walter Transfeldt, Karl-Hermann Freiherr von Brand: Word and Customs in the German Army: Historical and linguistic considerations on customs, terms and designations of the German Army in the past and present. HB Schulz, 1967, p. 170.