Doctors who harm their patients face costly lawsuits and other serious consequences. There is much less accountability for veterinarians, as devastated pet owners in Oregon learned. BEAVERTON, Ore. — After his dog Bleu sustained a leg injury over the summer, Andres Figueroa brought the 7-month-old dachshund in for a checkup at a sleek suburban clinic… Read More
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Reunited after 4 years! But Petlog failed to register as missing or update phone number!
My cat has been found after four years!!!! Just picked him up, a lady had been feeding him outside her church for two years, and just managed to have him checked for a chip, he’s straight up on bed as if he’d never left 😃 the vets rang me to ask if I had a… Read More
Dog owner in court for failing to microchip pet.
FAILING to get his dog microchipped has left a County Durham man with a criminal conviction and financially worse off. Connor McKittrick, 38, from Surtees Road, Peterlee, will have to pay £170 following the prosecution brought by Durham County Council. McKittrick pleaded guilty to a charge under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015 before Peterlee magistrates. The court heard… Read More
Why are microchips leaving some owners heartbroken? Dog and cat owners are leaving their personal stories on Rip Off Britain Facebook Page #RipOffBritain
Rip Off Britain on BBC1, Monday 20th January 2020 at 9.15 am. The team investigate pet microchipping. It is supposed to help reunite you with your lost pet, so why is it leaving some dog owners heartbroken? Don’t miss it! I did some filming for this a couple of months ago, fingers crossed they are… Read More
Why do we need Pet Microchip Reform?: #FernsLaw
After your dog, cat or horse disappears by accident or theft the most devastating news you will be told is that ‘It’s not compulsory to scan and check microchip registration on new pets at veterinary practices first consultation or at yearly health checks and rescues don’t automatically cross check hand-in or seized pets!” Basically that… Read More
Hawkwind are proud to be helping to raise awareness of the ever growing problem of pet theft. #PetTheftReform
Each day 7.5 dogs are stolen, and on average 28 dogs a day go missing in the UK, which is heartbreaking for the families concerned. At every gig on our 50th anniversary tour, we will be projecting images on our large, stage projection screen with details of lost and stolen pets from each area. Please… Read More
Owner has to prove ownership of microchipped cat! Isla the cat took a ride in a van and escaped when the door was opened! Camberley, Surrey.
Wonderful update after advice given. Isla is back home where she belongs. 14th November 2019. Message from owner:- So after 7 months of being missing, Isla is safely back in the Voss household where she belongs!! We were contacted on the 7th November with the news that Isla’s family had been contacted by Isla’s microchip… Read More
#FernsLaw petition gathers support from other owners with missing microchipped dogs and cats.
Did you know that when a vet (or anyone with a microchip scanner) checks your pets microchip…all it gives them in return is a number (unless they have one of the Halo scanners which will also flag if a pet is registered lost or stolen). Thousands of pets walk through the door of vet practices… Read More
#FernsLaw: REPLY Dear BVA, SPVS, RCVS, BSAVA, BVNA, please don’t let us down again!
Dear BVA, SPVS, RCVS, BSAVA, and BVNA, We are extremely disappointed as we have just been sent the latest letter to your members and sadly once again you have turned your back on clients needing your help! Pet owners up and down the UK have been promised by the veterinary professionals, ‘Piece Of Mind’ if… Read More
#FernsLaw the petition to get missing microchipped dogs and cats back home – where they belong
COMPULSORY TO MICROCHIP OUR DOGS BUT OPTIONAL TO SCAN AND CHECK MICROCHIP REGISTRATION. #FernsLaw petition helping microchipped pets get home:- http://chng.it/Zt48N9qbgZ Please sign this petition to close the loopholes preventing missing microchipped dogs and cats from getting home. Stolen Fern was reunited after 6 years because she was picked up as a stray, on her… Read More