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Microchip your dog, urges AM
posted on 14/10/2009
Lorraine Barrett AM, joined the Dogs Trust 'chip van' outside the Senedd this week to give her support to the campaign for compulsory microchipping of dogs in Wales.
There’s no need to worry about the calories though, as the only chips on offer are those that help reunite lost or stray dogs with their owners.
Over 12,000 stray dogs were collected in Wales in the last year, an increase of 26% from the previous year. Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity believes the most effective and humane way of reducing stray dog numbers in the long-term is through compulsory microchipping, alongside education and neutering.
Dogs Trust Chief Executive, Clarissa Baldwin explains:
“Nearly 97,000 stray dogs were taken in by local councils in the UK last year; 6,710 of which were put to sleep, many because they could not be reunited with their owners. We urgently want to see these figures decrease and believe that microchipping can aid this process”.
“Nearly 97,000 stray dogs were taken in by local councils in the UK last year; 6,710 of which were put to sleep, many because they could not be reunited with their owners. We urgently want to see these figures decrease and believe that microchipping can aid this process”.
Ms Barrett commented:
“I welcome this campaign to encourage responsible dog ownership and to ensure that more of the dogs that go missing each year have a chance of being reunited with their family.
“Permanent identification could have a key welfare impact; allowing the owners of dangerous dogs to be identified and ensuring that puppies bred on puppy farms could be traced back to source."
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“I welcome this campaign to encourage responsible dog ownership and to ensure that more of the dogs that go missing each year have a chance of being reunited with their family.
“Permanent identification could have a key welfare impact; allowing the owners of dangerous dogs to be identified and ensuring that puppies bred on puppy farms could be traced back to source."
