Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 75512

Cats: Tagging

Tabled: 5 September 2025

Answered: 23 September 2025

Question

Claire Hazelgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of mandatory microchipping for cats over 20 weeks on the proportion of pets reunited with their owners in the event of a road traffic acciden

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

From 10 June 2024, all owned cats in England over 20 weeks of age must be microchipped and registered on a compliant database. The legislation is intended to improve pet welfare by increasing the likelihood of reuniting lost or stray pets with their keepe...

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