Consultation outcome

Cat and dog microchipping and scanning in England

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 23 December 2020
• Last updated: 4 December 2021
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  1. 4 December 2021

     Added the summary of responses and government response for this consultation.

  2. 22 July 2021

     We've added a note to say how many people responded to the consultation and when we'll issue a summary of responses.

  3. 15 January 2021

     Consultation closing date changed to 5pm on 17 February 2021

  4. 23 December 2020

     First published.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Summary of responses and government response

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Detail of outcome

The responses to this consultation showed strong support for cat microchipping.

The government will introduce legislation to make cat microchipping compulsory, and will work with local authorities and veterinary professions to support scanning practices.

Detail of feedback received

We received over 33,000 responses to this consultation.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on our plans to make cat microchipping compulsory in England.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 23 December 2020 to 5pm on 17 February 2021

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our plans to introduce compulsory cat microchipping in England and how you think this should be implemented.

We also want to know whether you think vets and other bodies should be required to scan cats and dogs for microchips in certain situations. For example, prior to euthanasia.