Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council ceased to exist on April 1st 2009 when its services
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Dog Warden Service - Microchipping Your Dog
Why
microchip?
Thousands of pet dogs are lost every year. Even the most careful
and loving owners can lose their dogs. Sadly, many of these
dogs and owners are never reunited.
The Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council Dog Warden Service
believes that the best way to ensure you find a missing dog is to
have it microchipped - implanted with a special microchip 'tag'. It
is quite simply the quickest and surest way of getting any lost dog
back to its owner safe and sound.
How does it work?
It's simple. Once the dog has been microchipped it has its own
unique code number. The owner's name and address is entered
next to this number on the computer database. If a lost or
stolen animal is found, a scanner passes over the implanted
microchip and immediately reveals the number. It then takes just a
short while to check the number with the database to find details
of the owner who can then be contacted.
How can microchipping help to find my lost or
stolen dog?
The microchipping scheme provides a fast, foolproof means of
identifying your dog wherever it is found nationwide.
Most welfare organisations, vets and dog wardens carry scanners
which can read the microchips details and access the
database.
Is microchipping easy to do?
Yes. It's no more complicated than a normal injection. A
tiny microchip - the size of a grain of rice - is painlessly
inserted under your dog's skin, usually at the back of the neck.
Once inserted it cannot be seen, but can be read by the scanner
through the skin.
How much does it cost?
A one off payment of about £15 - £25 (prices vary in different
parts of the country) will get your pet microchipped and on the
database for life. Owner's details can be quickly amended if an
address changes.
Where can I have my dog
microchipped?
Simply contact your local veterinary surgeon who will be able to
advise you.
My dog has a collar tag so why should it be
microchipped?
By law all dogs have to wear a collar with a tag showing the name
and address of the owner, but accidents do happen. Collars break,
identification tags fall off and get lost. Microchips
identify your pet permanently and harmlessly.
Why should I
worry about losing my pet dog?
There is always a chance that the most reliable and well cared for
dog will go missing or be stolen. Home loving dogs are the most
likely to get lost because they don't know their way around the
area.
Is the microchip system well
established?
More than 750,000 animals have already been microchipped in the UK.
It the intention of Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council's Dog
Warden Service to investigate the possibility of holding a dog
microchipping morning later in the year.
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