All puppies to be microchipped according to new recommendations to Defra

Laura Roberts
London Telegraph
Thursday, January 14, 2009

Dog owners could be forced to register their pets following the
latest recommendations made to Defra in a report commissioned by the
Kennel Club.

An independent inquiry into dog breeding recommended that all puppies be microchipped before they are sold on.

Initially this should be done on a voluntary basis with the public
advised only to buy dogs that are registered. However, the report will
recommend that Defra amend the Animal Welfare Act and pass it into law.

This would affect the 6 million households in Britain that have dogs, three quarters of which are pedigrees.

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