All Dogs Equipped "Microchip"

                            

LONDON, KOMPAS.com - British authorities confirmed, all dogs in the UK will be fitted with a microchip beginning in 2016.

Ministry of the Environment confirmed the presence of chips in the body of the dog it will help to bring dog owners with lost or stolen, promote dog health, and reduce the shelter dogs.

AP news agency , Wednesday (06/02/2013), reported that many dog ​​owners in the UK have put chips under the skin of his pet.

Beast include dogs, cats, rabbits, and horses in an attempt can continue to track the whereabouts of their pets.

Ministry of the Environment in the UK, said 60 percent of the approximately 8 million pet dogs in the UK already has a microchip on the body.

Thus, the pets had been able to tracked if lost or kidnapped and then found again by their owners. Officials emphasized that the target microchip on all these dogs would take three years.

If there are dog owners who refuse to install chips , will be fined up to 500 pounds, or about $ 7 , 2 million.