Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Require vets to check cats and dogs recorded microchip details yearly

Closed 47 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to amend The Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023 to require vets to scan pets’ microchips yearly (i.e. when vaccinations are due) and check the owners details against the database to ensure the chip is registered and the details are up to date.
Of the many dogs collected by wardens nationally every week, we believe some are not microchipped. Of those that are, many may have either unregistered chips or ones still linked to breeders or previous owners. Some owners might not realise they need to register the chip themselves, and some might forget to update details. Vets might not check that the chips are correctly registered/up to date. We believe yearly database checking by vets could alert them to problems and help prevent issues later

Timeline

27 May 2025 Petition opened for signatures
27 Nov 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 47
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 27 May 2025
Closed 27 Nov 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.