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Apply to run a microchip implantation course, apply for a microchip exemption for a dog or cat, or report an animal’s reaction to a microchip.
You must get approval from Defra to manufacture or supply microchips (injectable transponders) for birds exported to the EU.
How to get your dog or cat fitted with a microchip: when to get it done, who can do it, how to update your details, what to do when getting a dog or cat
How to challenge a decision to microchip your dog, or to stop you microchipping dogs.
Seeking your views on scanning microchips in dogs and cats prior to euthanasia.
Find out what data is being collected through the Microchip Adverse Events Reporting Programme, and the purposes of collection.
New AI Hardware Plan sets out how the government will back British companies developing the chips and semiconductor technologies behind AI
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