Mandatory Microchipping Of Dogs
EDM number 1487 in 2008-09, proposed by Martin Horwood on 14/05/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Animals.
That this House is concerned that over 97,000 dogs are picked up as strays by local authorities annually; congratulates Speaking Out for Animals, the animal action club at Thorpe House School, Norwich for campaigning hard to promote the mandatory microchipping of dogs as a means of reducing the huge numbers of strays and for its work to promote responsible pet ownership; commends the Dogs Trust, RSPCA and other animal charities for microchipping all dogs at point of adoption; believes that microchipping should be compulsory for all dogs at the point of sale; and urges the Government to introduce legislation on the mandatory microchipping of dogs.
This motion has been signed by a total of 53 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
Download raw data as csv or xml.