A Shropshire woman who has been fighting to see her missing cat returned to her, has warned pet owners of the complications of the microchipping system
Beryl Edwards, from Market Drayton, has been waiting since May 4 to see her cat, Fred, brought home after she received a notification from microchipping database company Identibase for a request of 'transfer of ownership'.
But due to data protection laws, Beryl said, the company was not able to give her any information regarding where the cat was – and the only way she could retrieve this is if the police requested it.Fred was adopted by Beryl on September 18, 2021 – along with his brother Gino – and went missing on August 9, 2022.
"I thought when I had the first email that was it I would get him back but unfortunately since then I have had stress. However, Beryl said, within that space of time anything could have happened to Fred and so she pushed for faster action.Beryl has since been told by Identibase that they have contacted Fred's finder, but have yet to receive a response."It's like losing him all over again," Beryl added,"But I didn't know the amazing responses I would get on Drayton Crier [online community group] which has just been phenomenal.
The new rules mean cats must be implanted with a microchip before they reach the age of 20 weeks and their contact details stored and kept up to date in a pet microchipping database. "And I think a lot of people are finding similar things and with the new law coming in some people just need to know.
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