This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition All Cats over 9 weeks of age should be Microchipped.
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As a practicing Veterinary Surgeon , I am seeing the benefit to Dog Owners in getting their pets reunited with their owners following the introduction of compulsory microchipping in dogs earlier this year and strongly feel that cats and their owners would benefit from this action
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/126630
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