Bruce Forsyth's Vets Gets Scanning

If your dog is microchipped you need to read on as the Vets Get Scanning appeal affects you! Vets sell us microchips proclaiming what a wonderful system it is and it is when it works! What Vets don’t tell you is that they will not scan all new dogs registering at their practices for microchips because of data protection issues and they don’t have the time to check details of the registered keeper.  A microchip is not proof of ownership!  (See Tinkerbell and Borris’ stories) What this means is that if your dog is stolen and sold on to an unsuspecting new owner when they go to a Vet, the dog will not be scanned because an owner is present and consequently you won’t get your dog back home!     The aim of the Vets Get Scanning appeal is: We want all vets to adopt a practice policy where all dogs are scanned for micrchips on their first visit, as well as the back log of dogs that they have registered but have never been scanned. This is the only time a stolen microchipped dog that [...]

Dear Dog Lovers, Thank you for visiting the Vets Get Scanning web site. I would like to explain what our aims are and how you could help us. I know how lucky my daughter Debbie and her husband Richard  are to have both dogs, Widget and Gizmo, back home after they were stolen in May 2006.  This was purely because of the media coverage in the Daily Mirror, on the BBC News and especially on GMTV (video clips are on the stories page). There are many loopholes that work against responsible dog owners and their microchipped pet.   After a dog is stolen and having experienced this first hand, we know the changes that need to be made to the present system.  You will only find out who is not scanning for microchips when you need it the most. The aim of the Vets Get Scanning appeal is to get all Vets  to adopt a practice policy where all dogs are routinely scanned for microchips on their first visit.  When a dog is taken into the veterinary practice with an owner no check for [...]

After receiving many enquiries from Vets we contacted The Kennel Club and Petlog, the outcome being that a FAQ’s by Vets for Vets has been prepared. For more information please contact Petlog on 0844 4633 999 or visit them online at www.petlog.org.uk. Or you can contact us. Petlog are being extremely proactive by looking at ways to make the present system more user friendly and have asked Vets to offer their suggestions. The more we know about your reservations on scanning the quicker we can find a workable solution but we really need your help. The RCVS and the BSAVA have agreed: ‘Vets can play a valuable role in reuniting pets with their owners. For further information please see: www.rcvs.org.uk www.bsava.com We would like to hear from vets who have concerns about scanning. Please email me on debbie@vetsgetscanning.co.uk   VETS GET SCANNING SURVEY Vets were targeted at the BSAVA Conference in Birmingham,April 2010 and various vets of the Vets Get Scanning campaign supporters. We have in excess of 18,000 petition signatures in supportof the Vets Get Scanning campaign. Veterinary questionnaire on Microchipping and Scanning issues. 1. Are you aware that BSAVA, BVA and RCVS [...]