All cat owners 'month away' from being hit with £500 fines

A warning has been issued to cat owners to microchip their cat within the next month - or risk breaking the law and being hit with a £500 fine.

Once the new law comes into force, owners found without their cat microchipped will have just 21 days to have one implanted. After the 21 days, owners may then face a fine of up to £500. It is estimated that around three million cats in the UK are currently not microchipped.

The process of microchipping involves the quick and painless insertion of a chip, generally around the size of a grain of rice, under the skin. The microchip has a unique serial number that the keeper needs to register on a database. When a cat is found, the microchip can be read with a scanner and the registered keeper identified on a database so the pet can quickly be reunited with them.

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