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Make it a legal requirement for a cat to be mircochipped like it is for dogs

Submitted on Tuesday 7th July 2020

Rejected on Monday 14th September 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make it a legal requirement for a cat to be mircochipped like it is for dogs

Petition Details

Change the law to also make it also a legal requirement to have cats chipped aswell from the age of 8 weeks plus

Additional Information

Mircochipping is an essential part of responsible pet ownership each yeah thousands of cats are are taken in as strays as they not been chipped. Mircochipping is a safe way to give a lost cat the best chance on finding there owner. It also ensures owners can be informed in a sad event of a passing. It will also help animal care homes reduce number of strays and help save them money in the long run


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334356

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