Petition · past parliament

Make it a legal requirement for cats to be microchipped.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

In April 2016, it was made a legal requirement for dogs to be microchipped. It is one year on from this and still, cats are being ignored. Cats go exploring all the time and sometimes don't come back, making this a legal requirement, could mean that less cats go missing every year

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

12 Apr 2017 Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Apr 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.