MICROCHIPPING: IT'S IMPORTANT!


When an RSPCA inspector br ings a cat in to Stapeley Grange, one of the f irst things staf f will do is scan the animal for a microchip. The cat could be a much-loved


family pet who may have been missing for days, weeks or even months, which means the team can, in theory at least , happily reunite them with their owners. However, this doesn?t appear to


be the case most of the t ime as many of the cats who are brought in to us are not microchipped, which means f inding their owner becomes almost impossible. We do leave out posters where


they cat was found, where possible, and we will always post cats up on ?


Pets Located? where relevant - www.petslocated.com, which does work somet imes. It is the law for dogs to be


microchipped, but not cats, which can make reunit ing cats really dif f icult . Last year across all RSPCA


centres, 5,647 cats came into our care - and 4,896 of those cats were not chipped. That?


microchipped, many of these did not have up-to-date details recorded. Microchipping your pet is vitally


Of the remaining 13% who were


love to reunite microchipped cats with their owner but can't because the details of the owner have not been updated.


We do see cases where we would s a staggering 87%.


important in ensuring that if anything happens to them, if they are lost or stolen, or hit by a car, then they can be returned to you. The most reliable way to ident ify a


cat is to have him or her microchipped. If the contact details are out of date the chip is completely useless so it is vitally important to tell the chip company yourself if any contact details change.


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realise that the chip is just a number that cross references to a database. If the informat ion on that database is old and out-of -date then the chip is useless. Telling your vet does not automat ically update the details on the database but this is something you can do yourself online. The good news is that we microchip


We also f ind that many people don?t


every cat we rehome and its included in the adopt ion price. No hid. We have plenty of cats who came in to us without a microchip and who we haven?t been able to reunite with an owner. To enquire about rehoming a cat f rom Stapeley, contact the cat tery by calling 0300 123 0748 or email stapeleycat tery@


also pop into the cat tery, in London Road, Nantwich, anyt ime between 11.30am to 4.30pm every day except


rspca.org.uk. You can


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