YEOVIL NEWS: Microchipping with the Dogs Trust

COUNTRYSIDE rangers and enforcement officers are teaming up with the Dogs Trust this February to offer dog owners free microchipping for their pets at Yeovil Country Park.

Jude Greer and her team from Dogs Trust will be at Yeovil Country Park outside the Ninesprings Café on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, and Friday, February 20, 2015, between 11am and 3pm on both days.

Jude said: “Microchipping is a safe, effective and permanent way to link the dog and its keeper.

“Dogs Trust has long campaigned for all dogs to be microchipped to ensure lost or stolen dogs can be reunited with their keepers as quickly as possible.

“So we are delighted with the proposed new dog chipping legislation - from April 2016. To ensure everybody will be able to comply with this law, we have considerably increased our free chipping across the country, including the roaming chipping teams helping local communities with their free microchipping events.”

Yeovil Country Park ranger Rachael Whaites said: “With the country park such a vital and popular dog walking venue we are delighted to be able to pair with the Dogs Trust to offer this service from the new country park centre.”

Currently all dogs must have a name tag but these can easily come off or get lost. Microchips are more secure and can hold all sorts of information, including details of the legal owner.

If a dog is found straying, vets, local authorities and the police can easily scan their microchip, establish who the dog belongs to and quickly contact them to come and collect their pet.

South Somerset District Council enforcement officer, Lyndsey Williams, said: “We will also be selling name tags at this event as it is still a requirement that all dogs wear one when in a public place, however, microchipping is an excellent permanent way of registering your dog.”

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