Veterinarians welcome a new microchip database for lost pets

The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) has welcomed the launch of the New Zealand Companion Animal Register, a user-friendly identification and retrieval system for all microchipped companion animals resident in New Zealand.

"Veterinarians and SPCA Inspectors will now have 24-hour access to a database that will assist in reuniting lost pets with their owners," says Dr Ross Blanks, Veterinary Association spokesperson on urban animal management.

So long as the animal has been microchipped and recorded on the database, the veterinarian or the SPCA can retrieve information from the database at any time of the day or night." MORE>>