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Contact details are stored on national database. Once the dog can be scanned for a chip the owners details are accessed.

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If a dog is chipped ownership can be proven

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If a dog is chipped ownership can be proven

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3. Microchips for dogs provide a legal bond between owner and animal

It's similar to the way a car is is linked to an owner by chassis number and registration documents. It's now possible to hold an owner accountable for the actions of the dog if it's allowed to stray, if it bites someone, or if it causes damage to property.

4. Microchips are safe

Many millions of microchips for dogs have now been implanted, and there has not been an epidemic of cancer as a result. They are inert structures that cause no more irritation or reaction than any other specially designed medical implant. In a 2014 review, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate found eight cases in which a dog reacted badly to a microchip, despite the implantation of millions of these devices. When anything is injected into an animal, there is a small risk of a reaction to the injection process, so the reported reactions reflect that tiny risk rather than anything specific about microchips. Microchips are so safe that they are now being used in humans, although rumours about state plans to microchip every citizen are exactly that: just mischievous rumours.

5. Microchips for dogs save the State money

If an animal escapes and gets lost, dog microchip identification ensures that it's rapidly reunited with its owner. It's still too early for comparative statistics since compulsory microchipping was introduced, but in other countries where compulsory microchips for dogs were introduced, the number of stray animals being kept in dog pounds dropped significantly, with savings for local authority dog control budgets. Animal welfare groups are waiting with interest to see the effect on the stray dog statistics in the United Kingdom.

6. Microchips reduce the risk of dog theft

Who would steal a dog that carries the name and address of its original owner? Despite April Fools jokes that discussed MRI machines being used to "suck out" microchip without surgery, it is not easy to surgically remove a microchip, and the encoded number is tamper proof from standard electronic methods of interference.

7. Microchips are helping to tackle puppy farmers

The compulsory identification of puppies means that breeders of unhealthy puppies are now traceable, and can be held accountable for their actions. This was one of the main recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Dog Breeding in its report six years ago.

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It's similar to the way a car is is linked to an owner by chassis number and registration documents. It's now possible to hold an owner accountable for the actions of the dog if it's allowed to stray, if it bites someone, or if it causes damage to property.

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UK Pet MicroChip Search | check-a-chip.co.uk | Identify The UK Pet MicroChip Database A MicroChip Might Be Registered With

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This website is a means to try and identify which UK pet MicroChip Database a MicroChip might be registered with, according to the format of the MicroChip numbers