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EU Mandates Microchipping for All Cats & Dogs: What You Need to Know 🐕🐈 The European Parliament has voted to require mandatory microchipping and registration of all cats and dogs across the EU, marking a pivotal moment in animal welfare legislation. But which countries already enforce these rules today? 🇪🇺 Which EU Countries Already …
🐱 Mandatory Cat Microchipping Under Consideration in Northern Ireland Animal welfare organisations across Northern Ireland are calling for legislation to make microchipping cats compulsory. As England enforces a law requiring all pet cats to be chipped, charities warn that Northern Ireland is falling behind—leaving thousands of cats at risk of being lost or untraceable. …
From 24th June 2024, cat owners must ensure that their cats are microchipped under the law: “Cats Protection is delighted that pet cats in England will be given the same protection as dogs when it comes to microchipping. The charity regularly reunites owners with their much-loved cats, and in most cases this is only …
Cat owners in the UK are facing a potential fine of £500 if they fail to microchip their cat by 10th June of this year. They will have 21 days to microchip their cat after that date if they haven’t done so but if they continue to not microchip their cat, they will be …
Since yesterday, 13 March 2023, a law has been enacted in the UK which will make micro-chipping of domestic cats compulsory on June 10, 2024. It has been a long time coming. It is said that the government has delivered on a key manifesto pledge. It will make it easier to reunite lost or …
Micro-chipping is governed by the laws of each individual Australian state and therefore there is a variance across the continent. The vast majority of states make it obligatory to microchip your cat. The UK is catching up with Australia on cat micro-chipping as the current government intends to introduce mandatory micro-chipping in the UK. …
It appears that compulsory microchipping of cats in the UK is to become a reality. All cats will be microchipped. There’s been a long discussion proposing the compulsory microchipping of domestic cats in the UK in order to catch up with the already compulsory micro-chipping of dogs. The pandemic has created a surge in …
Unsurprisingly and unfortunately British veterinarians, through their spokesperson, have responded negatively to the current news that the UK government plans to introduce compulsory micro-chipping across the nation. The reason why they reject the plan is because they don’t want to be involved in enforcing it. They want to do their work which is to …
