{"id":3642,"date":"2019-06-01T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petscanner.com\/?p=3642"},"modified":"2019-06-03T12:46:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T11:46:08","slug":"how-it-works-and-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petscanner.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/01\/how-it-works-and-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Microchipping our pets: how it works and what can be improved"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

It\u2019s National Microchipping Month\u2026 and what better time to talk about our time at the microchip Trade Association meeting we attended last month! Read on to find out what we talked about during the meeting, the latest news on microchipping and what we can all do to protect our pets and improve the system\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Microchipping – a quick overview” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%230e70a5|line_height:1.2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”Microchipping has been a legal requirement ever since it was introduced on 6 April 2016 – they provide the best way of reuniting with our pets if they ever go missing, as they are the most reliable method of identification. The microchip itself holds a unique 15-digit number and when scanned, it can be displayed. This number can be searched using a microchip lookup tool which then shows which database that chip is registered to. The owner will have their details registered to that database so they can be contacted to reunite with their pet\u2026 but only if their details are kept up to date!
\n” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23383838|line_height:1.7″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”It\u2019s been 3 years since the compulsory Microchipping of Dogs Regulations came into force and last month, the Microchip Trade Association (MTA) held a meeting to talk about how the current microchipping legislation is working and what can be improved upon.
\n” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23383838|line_height:1.7″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Barry Webb from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
\n” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%230e70a5|line_height:1.2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”First up to talk was Barry Webb from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. Barry talked about the stats from a survey regarding the status of stray dogs, undertaken by Battersea themselves, involving 50 local authorities from 2016 to 2018.
\n” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23383838|line_height:1.7″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”The first survey in 2016 found that shockingly, only 20% of microchipped dogs had accurate contact details recorded on their registered database, meaning that these dogs could easily be reunited. This also demonstrated that many owners are not aware of the benefits of microchipping their dog and keeping their database contact details up to date.
\n” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23383838|line_height:1.7″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”In 2017, they found that there was a slight improvement, but still only 31% of chipped dogs had accurate details recorded on the microchipping database.
\n” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23383838|line_height:1.7″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”The survey in 2018 found that there was no improvement, with just 29% of stray dogs being microchipped with up-to-date details, showing that there is a desperate need for something to be done about microchip awareness and keeping details up to date.
\n” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23383838|line_height:1.7″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”Battersea found that keepers not updating their contact details account for a third of all inaccuracies on databases.
\n” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23383838|line_height:1.7″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”Responses to these findings included:
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