10/06/2024
It is now compulsory for all owned cats in England to be microchipped, making it more likely that lost or stray pet cats are reunited with their owners and returned home safely.
This includes cats that usually only stay indoors.
All keepers must ensure their cat is microchipped before they reach 20 weeks of age and their contact details stored and kept up to date in an approved pet microchipping database.
Read more: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cat-microchipping-now-mandatory