Beckenham girl’s dog snatched by thieves in passing car

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A 12-YEAR-OLD Beckenham dog had her pet chihuahua snatched from her arms by a passing car on Wednesday. Tae Bennett was walking her dog Ollie along Arrol Road, Beckenham,(find Ollie on DogLost) when she was stopped by a blue car occupied by a couple in their 30s and a small girl.

The driver asked how much the dog cost before returning soon afterwards to steal the canine and, in doing, so running over Tae’s foot causing her to collapse later.

Read the full story here….

 

Faulty microchip alert

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Microchips issued by Virbac between 2010 and August 2012 may have failed.

The only chips affected are in batches starting with 978 or 8260978 UPDATE: batch 9000.

Virbac have written to all owners advising them to go to their vets for scanning, and a free replacement chip where necessary. However, any owners who have not notified Petlog of a change in details will not have received this letter.

You should also ensure that your microchip details are up-to-date on your dog’s DogLost page.

Further information is available from the Virbac helpline on 01359 256032 or enquiries@virbac.co.uk

Microchip Update – IMPORTANT

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Microchip Scanner Initiative

PLEASE ADD YOUR MICROCHIP NUMBER TO YOUR REGISTRATION DETAILS – its free and you can manage any microchip number via DogLost.

DogLost is always seeking new ways to help find your dog, and a new scheme will soon link microchip scanners to our database – due to be launched in September.

This means that when a dog is scanned with our scanner an alert will be shown on the scanner stating if the dog is held on our database as lost or stolen. This will save time for Vets and other professional and make it easy for them to scan all dogs as a matter of course.

The scanners will only be available to vets, dog wardens, rescue centres and similar professionals. The scanner, linked to our database, will allow them to see immediately if a scanned dog has been registered as LOST on DogLost, and contact us to help reunite you with your dog promptly.

How You Can Help
· Make sure your pet is microchipped;

· Add your pet’s microchip details to their DogLost record – it does not matter which microchip company you purchased your chip from – PLUS you can change your name and address on your registered details for free!!;

· If you have already added your pet’s microchip details, please double-check that they are correct;

· Tell your friends, and get them to add/check their pet’s details, too

Remember, only you and our co-ordinators can see the microchip details on your dog’s record. Please enter only the information exactly as it appears on the chip – any mis-matches will be ingnored by the scanners.

THANK YOU – this will make a real difference!!

Harry