VET MICROCHIPPING

That this House strongly recommends the use of microchips as the preferred means of permanent identification for domestic pets; acknowledges that the microchip system can only be fully effective if animals are scanned regularly, which is particularly the case for pets that have been stolen and sold on; commends and fully supports the work of Vets Get Scanning, its founder Debbie Matthews and patron Bruce Forsyth CBE, who have campaigned tirelessly in encouraging all veterinary practices to routinely scan all new patients and retrieved and rescued animals to ensure that no chip remains undetected and that known chips remain functional; and further endorses the work of the Microchip Advisory Group and also Petlog on their success in helping to return hundreds of lost and stolen dogs and cats to their rightful owners.