The law's changing - from April 2016, all dogs in England, Wales and Scotland must be microchipped. It's already compulsory in Northern Ireland. While this normally costs £15-£20 at a local vets, you can get it done for free (please donate if you can) when you book an appointment with the charity Dogs Trust.
Microchipping your dog (a tiny implant about the size of a grain of rice) stores your details as its owner on an electronic database, which makes it much easier to reunite you with your pooch should he/she ever get lost. As long as they're at least eight weeks old, you can have dogs of any breed or size microchipped.
If there's no Dogs Trust centre near you, or if you can't get an appointment, see ChipMyDog.org for free microchipping events happening all over the UK.
Thanks to MoneySavingExpert for the details.
- otherside27
should be chipmydog.org.uk not chipmydog. org
- harlzter
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BubaMan
10 Feb 1611#4
Dog chipping? Can't you just bury or cremate them?
Magister
10 Feb 165#2
Dogs today, babies tomorrow! That is not as daft a possibility as you might think.
dar72
10 Feb 163#17
If people carry on supporting this government and/or the very style of government that they are (as in, voting in the opposition does not change anything), it will probably be compulsory for humans to be microchipped before long.
PAULTRD to Magister
10 Feb 163#3
Hey as long as it's free :wink:
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NIgelK
10 Feb 16#1
Its great that this is becoming law, but it baffles me why DEFRA wont make it law to scan for chips :\
Magister
10 Feb 165#2
Dogs today, babies tomorrow! That is not as daft a possibility as you might think.
PAULTRD to Magister
10 Feb 163#3
Hey as long as it's free :wink:
BubaMan
10 Feb 1611#4
Dog chipping? Can't you just bury or cremate them?
Majumba
10 Feb 16#5
This has been running for several months now.
SPRR0W
10 Feb 16#6
"Free" - They will make you feel like worthless scum if you don't donate and anything meaningfull will come close to standard microchipping price.
MayorWest to SPRR0W
10 Feb 161#8
Rightly so. If you can afford to pay and don't then, well, you hit the nail on the head.
mystery_man
10 Feb 16#7
It's a shame that an offer like this is never extended to cats
coolcat21 to mystery_man
11 Feb 161#21
check with your local Cats Protection as they often have cheap microchipping offers.
s24adm
10 Feb 162#9
Why is it "rightly so", many can't afford an extra, albeit one-off, expense like this enforced upon them. I thought the purpose of charities was to help those in need.
feeder16
10 Feb 162#10
I would feel like I was taking the P if I used this service. You bought a dog, you bare the cost
Jase79 to feeder16
10 Feb 16#11
Why though? Because the government have made it compulsory, why not take something back?
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Microchipping your dog (a tiny implant about the size of a grain of rice) stores your details as its owner on an electronic database, which makes it much easier to reunite you with your pooch should he/she ever get lost. As long as they're at least eight weeks old, you can have dogs of any breed or size microchipped.
If there's no Dogs Trust centre near you, or if you can't get an appointment, see ChipMyDog.org for free microchipping events happening all over the UK.
Thanks to MoneySavingExpert for the details.
- otherside27
should be chipmydog.org.uk not chipmydog. org
- harlzter
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