Staff at Battersea tried their hardest to locate six-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Smithy’s owner but his microchip details were out of date. He has since been rehomed to a loving new family and been implanted with an up-to-date microchip.
New research from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has revealed that thousands (74 per cent) of dogs may never be reunited with their owners if they go missing, due to their microchip details being out of date.
Figures showed just 26 per cent of strays taken in by local authority dog wardens in 2021 had microchips with accurate details.
“It is a worry to see that five years after compulsory microchipping was introduced, so many owners are still not compliant with the law,” said Battersea chief executive Peter Laurie, who is urging owners to keep their pets’ details updated, and database operators to check the accuracy of owner details registered against microchips.
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