A Kenilworth charity is advising dog owners to inspect the information on their family pet’s microchip in reaction to the outcomes of a nationwide study.
New information from the Dogs Trust Stray Dog Survey has actually revealed that roughly 28,015 roaming dogs were dealt with by regional authority dog wardens in 2015.
After spending a long time in regional authority pounds, around half of these dogs were reunited with their owners.
However, in spite of being microchipped, an approximated 4,352 dogs were not able to be reunited with their owners, merely since the owner’s contact information hung on the microchip database were inaccurate.
Dogs Trust Kenilworth is now getting in touch with all owners to guarantee that their dog’s microchip information are upgraded to guarantee they can be rapidly reunited with their owners if they do go missing out on.
Since 2016, it has actually been a legal requirement that all dogs are microchipped, and the chip needs to be connected to the owner’s existing contact info. In addition, all dogs require to use a collar and tag that specifies the name and address of the owner when in a public location, even if microchipped.
For more info about microchipping, check out https://shorturl.at/crtwU
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Around a fifth of all roaming dogs dealt with by dog wardens were handed down to well-being organisations such as Dogs Trust Kenilworth to be rehomed.
This consists of Lincoln (imagined), a captivating three-year-old Saluki cross who has actually remained in the care of the charity for a couple of weeks.
For more info, check out www.dogstrust.org.uk/kenilworth
