Consultation outcome

Cat and dog microchipping consultation

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
22 March 2022
Last updated
29 March 2024 — See all updates
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses and government response

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Detail of outcome

We received 1,538 responses to this consultation. We plan to take forward these proposals through changes to the Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023.

Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking your views on changes to the microchipping regulations. We want to make it easier to reunite lost or stolen cats and dog and improve breeder traceability.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

We want to know your views about changes to the microchipping regulations. Microchipping of dogs has been compulsory since 2016 and we announced in December that we will extend compulsory microchipping to include cats.

The consultation includes proposals to make it easier to reunite lost or stolen cats and dogs and to improve breeder traceability.

Updates to this page

Published 22 March 2022
Last updated 29 March 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added the summary of responses and government response.

  2. To ensure the widest possible range of views are taken into account, we've extended the closing date for this consultation by three days.

  3. First published.

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