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Explainer: Everything you need to know about the new dog microchipping rules
Thinking of getting your pet microchipped this weekend? Here are the facts.
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Thinking of getting your pet microchipped this weekend? Here are the facts.
The DSPCA has some good advice for you.
You have cat to be kitten me.
The government is providing €100,000 to charities who provide the service.
A new programme will be rolled out for puppies in September, before extending to all dogs in 2016.
The microchip the size of a grain of rice can be implanted into a person’s thumb.
The society says that demands for help, advice and vet care now outstrip what they can offer.
While some of the animals are microchipped, the information is held across across 10 databases to which the DSPCA have limited access.
In Northern Ireland, it is compulsory for dogs to be microchipped – but not in the Republic of Ireland. With fresh calls for this to take place, we ask what you think.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association says there have been a number of attacks on sheep in recent weeks.
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