Bayer Animal Health, maker of Tracer microchips, has produced a new video in which Emma Milne and Petlog Executive Celia Walsom consider the implications for practices of the change in the law which will make it compulsory for all dogs to be microchipped from April 2016.

The 15-minute video considers various issues, such as:

• Whether to start strongly recommending chipping now, so as to avoid a rush when the law changes
• What concerns owners might have about the procedure and how you might allay their fears
• What if a client refuses to have a pet microchipped? Are you legally obliged to inform anyone?

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