Dogs: Microchipping Debate
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Baroness Byford
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(12 years, 10 months ago)
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Some 58 per cent of dogs are already microchipped on a voluntary basis. The noble Lord asks about timing. When I say “very shortly”, I do mean “very shortly”, but the timing is not within my gift. I have clearly flagged up the possibility of an expansion of microchipping in the responses that I have given today, and we are working with everybody to make sure that this will happen.
Baroness Byford
My Lords, will the new compulsory system apply to dogs coming to this country? If not, what will the Government do about that?
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Yes, my Lords, the pet travel scheme requires that all dogs coming to this country are microchipped.