Council to trial tech to identify dead animals and notify owners ‘You have people waiting for cats to come home, or a dog... it would give closure’ Tue, May 11, 2021, 01:00 South Dublin County Council chief executive Daniel McLoughlin was asked if staff responsible for the removal of dead dogs and cats from public areas could be equipped with technology ‘so microchipped animals can be scanned and identified and owners notified that they are deceased’. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly.