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Why should I have my cat microchipped?
The Chief Executive of Cats Protection said: "Chipping is
a valuable aid to our rescue work, as it minimises the distress
involved when a pet goes missing. With this new scheme in
place, a higher proportion of stray cats will be reunited
with their owners, leaving valuable space in Shelters and
Branches for unwanted and abandoned pets."
Thousands of owned pets are
destroyed each year simply because they lack identification.
The Cats Protection only euthanases terminally sick animals,
but other organisations do not have the same policy.
Every week people bring us lost and injured pets that have
no identification or ring us to tell us that their pet is
missing.
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Lost
: Cats often go missing.
It may be for a night, it may be for weeks, it may be
forever.
Even if your cat is found, matching up found cats
with their owners can be difficult or well-nigh impossible,
especially if your cat has strayed far from home.
Stolen : Attractive and
valuable animals are stolen to keep or to resell for profit.
Microchipping assists the police, in their efforts, to
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The best form of identification, and
hence the best protection against loss or theft, is a microchip.
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A microchip is
a tiny computer chip that is injected under the skin of your
cat. Each microchip, which measures 14mm by 2mm, has a unique
'number', of which there are a possible 70 trillion combinations.
Once in place it cannot be lost, removed or altered for the
life of your cat.
"Chipping" is not painful and can cause no harm. Once
your pet is microchipped it is registered for life on the
Kennel Club's PetLog Database. All pets taken as strays
to rescue organisations and vets are scanned for the presence
of a microchip - when one is found, a quick call to the
Database locates the owners, ensuring a happy reunion.
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our experience, losing a pet can be even more traumatic
for the owner than the death of a pet, especially where
children are involved. That is why we recommend microchipping
as part of our preventative health programme for all cats.
Microchip identification is the preferred method of individual
animal identification for dogs, cats, and many other species
of animals.
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Have
you lost or found a cat ?
Visit our Lost
and Found page for information on what to do.
Or visit our new Lost and Found website for Lost and
Found cats in the North East Of Scotland - Cats - Reunited |
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