Liphook Equine Hospital are pleased to support Hampshire Horsewatch and Hampshire Constabulary’s Equine Liaison Officer scheme by purchasing them a universal micro chip scanner as used by our practice.
The scanner will be made available for police officers or Hampshire Horsewatch in the Liphook Equine Hospital area to use when there is a requirement to search a horse or perhaps another animal for an implanted micro chip. Micro chip scanners are not part of regular police issue equipment and there are times when there is an urgent need to scan a horse or other animal for identification purposes. A recent incident in Surrey where a horse received fatal injuries following a road traffic collision highlighted the need to be able scan animals at a scene or afterwards so that owners can be identified and contacted as soon as possible.
Owners details held by micro chip organisations are only relevant if they are up to date and current so it is very important that animal owners keep the micro chip companies informed of any changes to their personal information.
The scanner will be made available for police officers or Hampshire Horsewatch in the Liphook Equine Hospital area to use when there is a requirement to search a horse or perhaps another animal for an implanted micro chip. Micro chip scanners are not part of regular police issue equipment and there are times when there is an urgent need to scan a horse or other animal for identification purposes. A recent incident in Surrey where a horse received fatal injuries following a road traffic collision highlighted the need to be able scan animals at a scene or afterwards so that owners can be identified and contacted as soon as possible.
Owners details held by micro chip organisations are only relevant if they are up to date and current so it is very important that animal owners keep the micro chip companies informed of any changes to their personal information.
