CVS reports that the 273-practice group has chipped more than 8000 dogs under the Dogs Trust 'Free Microchipping through Vets' campaign.

With a law making microchipping compulsory set to come into force on 6 April 2016, Dogs Trust launched its 'Free Microchipping through Vets' campaign earlier this year in consultation with the BVA, BSAVA and SPVS. Its objective is to help drive up compliance levels in advance of the law coming into effect. It asks practices to support it by offering free microchipping to their clients using their own stock of chips and their preferred microchip provider (as long as they are a registered member of the Microchip Trade Association). They then invoice Dogs Trust at a rate of £5 (+VAT) per dog chipped.

Barry Brackner, Marketing and Commercial Director at CVS, said: "Staff at all of our practices have embraced the Dogs Trust scheme because every dog chipped is a dog which is more likely to be reunited with its owner if it gets lost or meets with an accident.  

"We're delighted to have helped to protect 8,000 dogs so far and will continue to actively support the Dogs Trust scheme so that we hit 10,000 during the first half of 2015."

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