DOGS: Tenant pets must be microchipped
Council tenants in a south-west London borough will be unable to have a pet dog unless it has been microchipped, under new rules.
Wandsworth Council will perform the procedure for free after concern about the lack of control on dog ownership.
Inserted under the dog’s skin, the microchip enables owners to be easily identified if their dog becomes lost or attacks a person or another animal.
Council leader Edward Lister said: “We have got to get a grip on the problem.”
