Dog owners are being warned that they must microchip their pets or risk fines for not meeting the legal requirement.
Experts from Quotezone.co.uk have urged pet owners to register animals on a national database in order to make it easier to track down lost or stolen pups. The microchipping law was put in place on 6 April 2016 for dogs and will soon be made mandatory for cats as well.
Under the Microchipping of Dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016, owners are legally required to make sure their pooch is fitted with a microchip by the time they’re eight weeks old, unless they have health conditions that prevent them from the procedure.
