Pet Tags and microchips

IT IS NOW compulsory in the UK to embed an identity microchip in your pet.

Most animal sanctuaries and the RSPCA have scanners that detect and read the data on microchips, so they are a reliable way to properly identify the owner of an animal.

Microchips should not be used instead of tags. If you microchip your pet, an identification tag is still a very important item.

The most common occurrence when a pet is lost, and then found, is that it is found by a member of the public. If the animal appears in good health, then the first reaction of a person is to look for a collar tag with the pet's name on it and a contact address or telephone number.

Members of the public are unable to determine if an animal has been microchipped, and will have to visit a vet or an animal sanctuary to have the animal scanned. This incurs a cost for the person who found the animal (both in time and money) and consumes time and resources of the vet or the sanctuary.

It is far easier and much more convenient for a member of the public to refer to details on the pet tag linked to the collar.

Categories

  Basic Pet id Name Tag

  Pet id Tags Brass / Nickel

  Solid Brass Pet Tags

  Acrylic Plastic Tags

  Diamante Tags

  Glitter Tags

  Silver Line Tags

  Elegance Tags

  Dog id Tags with Motifs

  Premium Aluminium Tags

  Aluminium Tags

  Luxury Nickel Tags

  Gold/Silver Plated Bone Tags

  Enamel Tags

  Brass / Nickel Catface Tags

  Dog Name Tags (Dogface)

  Flag Tags

  Designer Pet Tag