Compulsory Microchip Scanning on pets to be introduced alongside Compulsory Microchipping with a microchip proving ownership.
Responsible department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
We want the Government to introduce legislation to get VETS to scan all dogs and cats for a microchip at registration in their practices and all ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS, RESCUE CENTRES, COUNCIL KENNELS to scan all strays as well as cross check surrendered pets. We do not want Scanning neglected with the introduction of Compulsory Microchipping on 6th April’16.
The microchip system can only be fully effective if animals that have been microchipped are routinely scanned, this is vital for animals that have been found as strays and kept by the finder, or stolen animals that have been sold on to unsuspecting new owners.
Re-registration of microchipped pets on microchip databases should be made illegal if, when scanned, the pet shows as being registered lost or stolen.
We need your signature to show the Government that we want a full reunification service available to protect us and our pets, otherwise what is the point of us microchipping our pets?
Please click on this link to sign the e-petition http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/50401
