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At the GSPCA we have offered microchipping for your cat, rabbit or dog for only £4.99 for nearly 10 years.
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “The GSPCA helps over 1500 domestic animals every year and sadly only 80% of dogs and cats are microchipped meaning of the 200 stray dogs and 3-400 stray cats we help we struggle with many to quickly identify owners and some of the microchip details aren’t up to date.”
The GSPCA would like to extend a huge thanks to iD Porte Ltd who recently called in to donate 6 new Halo Microchip Scanners which are entirely manufactured locally here in Guernsey and exported all over the world.
With over 1000 domestic pets rescued through the doors and over 500 hedgehogs each year the GSPCA use microchip scanners day and night to identify animals and with stray pets reunite them with their owners.
National Microchipping Month is a campaign that encourages and promotes responsible pet ownership through microchipping as the preferred method of permanent identification. Throughout the month of June the GSPCA will be supporting this event by offering reduced priced microchipping for only £3.99 for dogs, cats and rabbits (normal price at the GSPCA £4.99).
At the GSPCA we help thousands of lost and found animals in Guernsey every year and we would like to know your views in relation to compulsory microchipping of pets in Guernsey.
In the UK many dog owners will be unprepared for new legislation which makes it compulsory to microchip their pets from April 2016.
National Microchipping Month is a campaign that encourages and promotes responsible pet ownership through microchipping as the preferred method of permanent identification. Throughout the month of June the GSPCA will be supporting this event by offering reduced priced microchipping for only £3.99 for dogs, cats and rabbits (normal price at the GSPCA £4.99).
National Microchipping Month is a campaign that encourages and promotes responsible pet ownership through microchipping as the preferred method of permanent identification. Throughout the month of June the GSPCA will be supporting this event by offering reduced priced microchips and to start the month at our Fun Dog Show this Sunday at Fairfields we will be offering free microchipping for dogs and microchip checks for all dog owners, although donations welcomed.
Recently concerns over numbers of unwanted and stray rabbits have been highlighted in Guernsey.
From 2012 to 2013 the GSPCA has seen an increase of 104 to 129 rabbits equating to a 24% rise.
With only 8 stray rabbits in 2012 and 9 in 2013 being reclaimed by owners, the numbers of rabbits have proved a challenge at the Shelter.
Saying this, the good news is that the Shelter has expanded the number of pens to help cope with our hopping little friends.
Yesterday the GSPCA team saw a flying visitor from Avid one of the microchip companies from the UK.
This was to train new staff for microchipping and to refresh those already with the skills to perform the implantation.
With only 40 to 45% of stray dogs and cats that arrive at the GSPCA being chipped, microchipping your pet gives them the best chance of being identified and returned to you quickly if they become lost or stolen.