Almost quarter of cats still not microchipped

As of June 10, 2024, it became law for all owners in England to have their cat microchipped.

- PAW TIME with PDSA vet nurse Nina Downing

However, latest figures from PDSA revealed that 22 per cent of UK cats are still not microchipped, despite the law being in place for one year.

The charity, which has 49 PDSA pet hospitals across the UK has carried out nearly 20,000 microchipping appointments in the past year alone, of which more than 12,600 were for cats.

We've seen many cat owners get on board and get their cat chipped.

Since June 10, 2024, when the cat microchipping law came into force in England, up to May 30, 2025, we microchipped almost 15,200 cats across our pet hospitals.