Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 57806
Dogs: Tagging
Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025
Question
Becky Gittins
Labour — Clwyd East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the microchipping database system in reuniting dogs with their owners.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerPet microchipping policy is a devolved matter. In 2021, Defra carried out a post implementation review of the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015. This review concluded that microchipping had had a positive effect on reunification rates and w...
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