Over seventy dog owners brought their dogs along to a free micro chipping session in Great Harwood on Wednesday 27th January.
The Council’s Dog Warden service again joined forces with the Dog’s Trust to offer another microchipping session at the Town Hall Square in Great Harwood, ahead of the changes to the law on 6th April, where micro chipping will be compulsory for all dog owners in England.
Micro chipping your pet gives them the best chance of being identified and returned to you if they become lost or stolen. A tiny microchip is inserted under the animal’s skin, which gives the pet their own unique code. The microchip can be scanned and matched to the owner’s contact details, which are kept on a database.
Cllr Paul Cox, Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Deputy Leader of the Council said; “The law is changing and from 6th April micro chipping will be compulsory for all dog owners in England, so it’s great that so many owners came along yesterday to get their dogs micro chipped.”
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