Cats in Boxes

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Garfield 10 Jun 12:33pm, 10 Jun 2024 17,893 posts	0 Garfield That's very nice!
Little Nemo 10 Jun 3:23pm, 10 Jun 2024 14,786 posts	0 Little Nemo Did anyone see the news report re. chips this morning? Apparently in 3 weeks' time if your cat is not microchipped you could face a £500 fine! I haven't seen any publicity for this but maybe I'm out of the loop. It doesn't affect me as Hester is a rescue so came with her chip already installed
jda 10 Jun 3:32pm, 10 Jun 2024 17,244 posts	0 jda New Home Day! Tommy (with the ripped throat) has gone back to his rescuer. I'd say I am bereft but we currently have 10 cats in the house with a long queue outside the door (metaphorically) waiting to come in. So I don't really have the time to miss him. He was a friendly little chap though, I hope he settles in his new home.
EvilPixie 10 Jun 3:34pm, 10 Jun 2024 54,976 posts	0 EvilPixie Well done Tommy LN yes I’d heard it was coming but ours are done!
Ally-C 10 Jun 3:35pm, 10 Jun 2024 5,758 posts	0 Ally-C Hopefully Tommy has a long and peaceful time in his new home.
jda 10 Jun 3:38pm, 10 Jun 2024 17,245 posts	0 jda We have always chipped fairly liberally, but ferals and farm cats (of which there are a lot round here) are a bit of a grey area in the new law. Someone's farm cat got caught and neutered recently (as a presumed stray/feral), they weren't best pleased. Luckily not by us! If they'd bothered to chip it, it would have saved a lot of trouble!
GlennR 10 Jun 4:22pm, 10 Jun 2024 75,594 posts	0 GlennR It’s been featured on the BBC. I mentioned it in my blog the other day.
RichHL 10 Jun 5:13pm, 10 Jun 2024 23,176 posts	0 RichHL Ours are chipped, just in case they make a bid for freedom. Neither shows much inclination towards that, thankfully.
GlennR 10 Jun 11:47pm, 10 Jun 2024 75,595 posts	0 GlennR I think Tilly knows which side her bread is buttered.
Bintmcskint 11 Jun 7:45pm, 11 Jun 2024 47,564 posts	0 Bintmcskint Clever Tilly Bonnie is chipped (she came from Cats Protection ready chipped) but had a call from the vets this morning asking for her chip number as they didn't have a record of it. I guess they must be checking all their patients' records ready for the new law.