Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 14 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 51 members in total.

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MANDATORY MICROCHIPPING OF DOGS

That this House is concerned that over 97,000 dogs are picked up as strays by local authorities annually; congratulates Speaking Out for Animals, the animal action club at Thorpe House School, Norwich for campaigning hard to promote the mandatory microchipping of dogs as a means of reducing the huge numbers of strays and for its work to promote responsible pet ownership; commends the Dogs Trust, RSPCA and other animal charities for microchipping all dogs at point of adoption; believes that microchipping should be compulsory for all dogs at the point of sale; and urges the Government to introduce legislation on the mandatory microchipping of dogs.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1487 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Ian Gibson

Peter Bottomley

Ann Winterton

Lindsay Hoyle

Martin Linton

Adrian Sanders

Subjects

Animals

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk