Dog control officers have chipped or registered more than 1,300 dogs since the start of the council’s new microchipping policy, figures reveal. This includes 340 Staffordshire bull terriers, or ‘Staffies’.
The figures have been released following the end of the council’s programme of dog chipping ‘roadshows’ at estates around the borough. The figures include dogs chipped at roadshows and at home visits by officers, as well as dogs that were already chipped, but have now been registered on Wandsworth’s borough-wide database.
The council launched its compulsory microchipping scheme in January. It is now a condition of all council tenancy and leasehold agreements that dog owners chip their pets and have their details held on the database.
The majority of the animals chipped or registered at roadshows were staffies, but other popular breeds include Border Collies, Jack Russells and Yorkshire Terriers. There were also 38 Rottweillers.
Any owner who fails to get their animal chipped will be in breach of their tenancy agreement and could face prosecution or even eviction. Now that the roadshows have finished, the onus will be on leaseholders and tenants to contact the dog control unit to get their animal chipped or registered, if they have not done so already. Chipping will be free until the end of this year.
Find out how to get your animal chipped at www.wandsworth.gov.uk/dogs, or call (020) 8871 7606.
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