Dog Charity Calls for Compulsory Microchipping

Wed, 23 Sep 2009

North Somerset Council has become the latest authority in the UK to reveal an increase in the number of stray dogs being handled. With new figures from a Dogs Trust survey revealing a national increase in strays, it is unsurprising that a similar trend has emerged in North Somerset. 351 dogs were picked up by the council’s wardens in the 2008/09 year, an increase of 30 on the previous year. The number of pet dogs that had to be put down by vets also rose slightly, up by 3 to 12.

The increasing number of stray animals has prompted animal charity Dogs Trust to call for compulsory microchipping . The charity rehomes unwanted animals and believes that microchipping would allow them to reunite owners with their lost pets. The device is inexpensive to insert into an animal, does not cause them any harm and helps to locate their whereabouts and informs vets of the dogs details.

The economic downturn has been blamed by many for the increased number of strays, though the RSPCA and the Dogs Trust have cited a change in the stray dog law meaning police are no longer responsible for dogs as a major factor.

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