Charity calls for the microchipping of pet cats

The UK’s biggest cat charity is asking animal lovers to get in touch with their MP and urge them to support compulsory microchipping of pet cats.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Sep 2020, 22:20 BST
Cats Protection is campaigning for microchipping to become a legal requirement for pet cats, as it is for dogs. Photo: SWNSCats Protection is campaigning for microchipping to become a legal requirement for pet cats, as it is for dogs. Photo: SWNS
Cats Protection is campaigning for microchipping to become a legal requirement for pet cats, as it is for dogs. Photo: SWNS

The UK’s biggest cat charity is asking animal lovers to get in touch with their MP and urge them to support compulsory microchipping of pet cats.

Cats Protection is campaigning for microchipping to become a legal requirement for pet cats, as it is for dogs.

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The charity will be hosting an online event for politicians on October 20, 2020, and is asking supporters to get in touch with their local MP to ask them to attend and pledge their support to the charity’s campaign.

Cats Protection’s Head of Advocacy & Government Relations Jacqui Cuff said: “We need to get as many MPs as possible to support a change in the law to make it compulsory to microchip pet cats. After years of campaigning major political parties put compulsory microchipping in their 2019 election manifestos, but no progress has been made and it risks falling off the political agenda.

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