Fish And Chips For Zsl London Zoo Penguins To Launch National Microchipping Month

June 2, 2010 - PRLog -- The penguins at ZSL London Zoo are one of 726 different types of animals there, with all except the small birds and fish microchipped and registered with Petlog.

Petlog is owned and managed by the Kennel Club and started National Microchipping Month to highlight the benefits of animal microchipping and encourage owners of household pets to ensure that their loved ones are chipped.

UK households are home to tens of millions of household pets, varying from dogs and cats to guinea pigs, hamsters and snakes. Almost all household pets can be microchipped and it is important that they are.

Thousands of pets go missing every year and many are not reunited with their owners as they lack any form of identification. Those microchipped and registered with Petlog however can easily be identified and returned to their rightful owners.

Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Communications Director said; “The penguins at London Zoo present a unique opportunity to demonstrate the large range of animals which are able to be chipped. London Zoo obviously has to have a clear way of identifying individual animals but it is just as important for owners of household pets to do the same in case they go missing.”

Petlog is on hand 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to animal wardens, welfare and rescue centres, veterinary practices and local authorities, who can scan animals for microchips and trace their owners through the Petlog database. Having a microchip implanted in your pet vastly increases its chances of returning home.

Petlog provides a range of services for owners of microchipped pets; for further information, please visit www.petlog.org.uk or call 0844 4633 999.

ENDS

1st June 2010
 
For further press information or interview requests please contact:
The Kennel Club Press Office
020 7518 1008
press.office@thekennelclub.org.uk
www.thekennelclub.org.uk

Notes to Editors

•   Petlog is the UK’s largest pet reunification service and is owned and managed by the Kennel Club
•   Petlog holds the details of over 4.2 million animals and their owners and every month around 40,000 animals are added to the database
•   Petlog manages and operates the 24/7 central reunification telephone service and last year answered over 100,000 calls in relation to lost and found pets.
•   Petlog after care service line staff answered a further 125,000 calls from vets, owners, animal wardens, animal welfare centres and police last year