Tag Archives: missing cat

Debbie receives a Points of Light award which recognises outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community #PetTheftReform and #FernsLaw

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

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

What have the Government petitions #FernsLaw, #TuksLaw, #GizmosLegacy and #HarveysLaw got in common? They all show the flaws in the microchip system!

The microchip system we’ve been told will help us be reunited with our pets is broken. Fern’s Law and Tuk’s Law will be debated in Parliament on 28th June 2021. Ask your MP to attend, we need a microchip system we can rely on and was intended to work to reunite pet and family. If… Read More

Statement from Defra, BVA and RCVS on microchip scanning and checking microchips but not to help sold on stolen pets #MakeChipsCount

Joint RCVS and BVA news release: Defra approves new approach to strengthen vet guidance on microchip scanning in dogs A new guidance-led approach to microchip scanning of dogs ahead of euthanasia, supported by the UK’s leading veterinary organisations, has this week been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).The guidance follows… Read More