Debbie Matthews, from London, has been a leading campaigner for a pet theft law ever since her own dogs were stolen in 2006, and has been instrumental in overseeing a Government pledge to reform the way pet theft is treated under the law. After Debbie’s two Yorkshire Terriers went missing, she hoped they would be… Read More
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CASSIE reunited thanks to vet checking her microchip registration at first treatment #FernsLaw #MakeChipsCount
CASSIE reunited thanks to vet checking her microchip registration at first treatment #FernsLaw #MakeChipsCount Read More
Compulsory to microchip our cats but optional to scan! Here we go again! #MakeChipsCount #FernsLaw #ScanMe #PetTheftReform
Government Press release: Cat microchipping to be made mandatory Government to introduce compulsory cat microchipping to help reunite lost and stray pets • 99% of people support compulsory microchipping for cats according to recent Government consultation • Owners will be required to microchip their cats by the time they reach 20 weeks of age •… Read More
‘Nasty’ Lancaster woman lured neighbour’s cat with food and tried to move house with it but got caught by the vet – Lancashire News #FernsLaw #MakeChipsCount
Katie Day formed a bond with her neighbour’s cat and tried to take him with her when she moved but she got caught out by the vet A woman who stole her neighbours black cat was told she was lucky to avoid going to prison. Katie Day, 49, fed 18 month old Shadow and even… Read More
RIP SIR DAVID AMESS MP
RIP SIR DAVID AMESS We’ve lost the kindest and most generous man today. A true friend and supporter, a wonderful animal welfare advocate. We will truly miss him. Our thoughts are with his wife Julia and five children. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58930593 #PetTheftReform #PetAbduction #VetsGetScanning #FernsLaw #MakeChipsCount #ScanMe VOTE FOR SIR DAVID AMESS MP AND HIS FRENCH BULLDOG… Read More
Puppy DZSABA reunited after 7 months #FernsLaw #MakeChipsCount #ScanMe
DZSABA REUNITED UPDATE FROM K9 SEARCH 11.10.21 – A very poorly Dzsaba was presented to a Stevenage vet heavily pregnant, she was struggling to give birth and had to have an emergency c-section. Thankfully the vet scanned and found that she had been stolen from Wolverhampton earlier this year and made contact with her owner.… Read More
Stolen dog and puppies reunited after vet passed information onto the police #FernsLaw #MakeChipsCount #ScanMe
Well done that vet clinic! This is exactly why we want it to be made compulsory to check microchip registration at pets first veterinary treatment. #FernsLaw #MakeChipsCount #ScanMe Surrey Heath Response Team (NPT) assisted by the local Safer Neighbourhood Team on Saturday 9th of October 2021 have attended an address in the Frimley area after… Read More
If my puppy TERRY is sold on to a new family and the veterinary profession are not checking microchips, how will I get him back home? #FernsLaw #MakeChipsCount
If my puppy TERRY is sold on to a new family and the veterinary profession are not checking microchips, how will I get him back home? #FernsLaw #MakeChipsCount Read More
SMOKEY MATCH
K9 UPDATE 20.09.21 – We have been contacted by a family that found a dog in May 2019. The dog had been scanned by a vets for a microchip but no chip was found. The finder was told that Smokey was a Pitbull and was advised not to call the dog warden because he would… Read More
It’s #NationalDogDay today – Let’s spare a thought for all the families still searching for their missing microchipped dogs #FernsLaw
STILL NO UPDATE ON #FernsLaw petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300010 Petition closed on 4th September 2020 and reached over 100k signatures in under 4 months. The Government opened a Consultation on ‘Cat and Dog Scanning and Microchipping’ which closed on 17th February 2021: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/companion-animals-team/cat-and-dog-microchipping-and-scanning-in-england/. No update FernsLaw debated in Parliament on 28th June 2021: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-06-28/debates/FAE1F98B-BE16-4016-B701-FAEF87D7055C/MicrochippingOfPets Victoria Pentis, Defra,… Read More