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The City Council is working on the implementation of a municipal campaign, in collaboration with the College of Veterinarians of the Region of Murcia, to encourage the implementation of chips in dogs.
The Councilor for Health in the City of Lorca, María del Carmen Ruiz, recalled this morning the obligation that have to meet the owners of pets with the implementation of a chip, especially in the case of dogs.
It is a tool that, among other things, allows the identification of the animal in case of loss.
In fact this morning we, together with the company that provided the service of collection of animals in our municipality (Cereco), to deliver two dogs that had been lost to its owner.
It is a performance developed thanks to citizen collaboration.
Maria del Carmen Ruiz explained that "this morning we are very happy that these two dogs, a female of 3 years of breed Swiss Boyero and a male of 8 years Boyero de Berne, have been able to return with their owner after getting lost. citizen collaboration and the company that is in charge of the collection of animals in the city, Cereco, the animals can return home with their family.This situation has been very satisfactory and has had a happy ending thanks to both dogs wearing the microchip So that the managers of Cereco could identify them, contact their owner and return them.
The Councilor for Health has explained that "from the City of Lorca we want to encourage Lorca to chip their animals, as it is a fundamental and mandatory, so that in case of loss the same can be returned to their owners. , from the Department of Health we are working on a municipal campaign, in collaboration with the College of Veterinarians, so that the Lorca Consistory can subsidize the chipado of dogs.
Ruiz has reported that "during the past year were incorporated into the system of identification of pets, in this case dogs, a total of 1,133 animals, of which are still discharged 1,095 and discharged 71. These figures confirm that it is maintained the tendency to increase the number of dogs identified with a chip, reflecting the excellent result of the citizen awareness work carried out by the different administrations, with the fundamental collaboration of the Official College of Veterinarians of the Region of Murcia, and all its colleges that develop their professional work in our comarca.Cabe to emphasize that at the moment they are chipped in our municipality more than 12,300 dogs, which means that, with the existing data, there is 1 dog for every 7 inhabitants.
The Minister of Health has emphasized that "from the Municipal Consistory we welcome the progress that is being confirmed regarding the responsible possession of dogs in our municipality. We are talking about figures that encourage us to move forward, accentuating the work that is coming The care of our pets begins with a careful veterinary attention that includes the placement of the well-known microchips that, besides, to identify the animal, serves for its location in case of loss, since the bodies and security forces , the Local Police and the animal collection company have microchip readers ".
María del Carmen Ruiz recalled that "the City Council was incorporated into the System of Identification of Companion Animals of the Region of Murcia, SIAMU. It is a database with the purpose of identifying pets as a tool for to facilitate the recovery of stray or stolen animals, to avoid possible abandonment, to promote responsible ownership, and to help achieve higher standards of sanitation and welfare for both animals and those who relate to them. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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