20/05/2025
⚠️🚨 IMPORTANT MICROCHIP INFORMATION 🚨⚠️
Last weekend a deceased car accident victim was brought to us to be checked for a microchip.
She was microchipped but the chip had not been registered to her owner, making it far more complicated for us to reunite her.
Unfortunately a local microchip implanter has been chipping cats with no ability to register the microchips with any national database, delaying reunification which could have been critical for a cat needing emergency veterinary care.
We are aware there will be other people who have used microchipping services assuming their cat is now registered and compliant with last year's new microchip legislation when they are not.
If your cat had a chip implanted by a person other than a vet or registered charity, you should have received confirmation from one of these databases that your cat is registered:
🐾 AnimalData
🐾 Animal Microchips
🐾 Animal Tracker
🐾 ChipHERO
🐾 Chipworks
🐾 HomeAgain
🐾 Identibase
🐾 Lost Paws
🐾 MicroChip Central
🐾 My Animal Trace
🐾 MyPet
🐾 National Veterinary Data Service
🐾 Pet Database
🐾 Pet Identity UK
🐾 Petlog
🐾 PetScanner
🐾 ProtectedPet
🐾 SmartTrace
🐾 Track Your Paws
🐾 UK PETtrac MicroChip Database
🐾 We Trace Pets
For peace of mind that your cat is actually registered to you, please use Check-a-Chip to find out which database holds your details: https://www.check-a-chip.co.uk/
You may then have to log in or create an account to check your details are correct.
We are happy to check chip details for you, please email your details and your cat's microchip number to [email protected] if you would like us to do so for you.