National Pets Reunited Day

identibase Introduces New Awareness Day

Did you know that lost pets with microchips are 6x more likely to be reunited with their families compared to non-microchipped pets?

Reunions start with a microchip. This National Pets Reunited Day (4th February), make sure your pet is microchipped, registered correctly, and those details are kept up to date in case the unthinkable happens. When a pet goes missing, time is critical. Clear, permanent identification significantly improves the chances of a swift reunion.

Microchipping became a legal requirement as of 6 April 2016 for dogs, and 10 June 2024 for cats in England. Despite this, three out of five (65%) stray cats brought into Woodgreen’s Godmanchester centre over the past 12 months were not microchipped (Woodgreen Pets Charity: June 2025). These pets are less likely to be reclaimed, with only 7% of stray cats being reunited with their owners at Woodgreen in the past 12 months. Reasons include cats having either no microchip or incorrect details linked to the chip, meaning there’s no way to contact owners to let them know their beloved pet is safe.

To help you make sure you’ve done everything you can to keep your pet safe, we’ve pulled together this useful guide. In this guide, we cover how to prevent your pet from going missing, what to do if it happens, and the essential tools every pet keeper should have. You can also find information about what to do if you find a stray pet on the Woodgreen website.

For more information on microchipping, please visit our website at www.identibase.co.uk/microchipping-your-pet. Should you have any questions we have a friendly team of pet protection experts who are ready to answer any queries you may have - 0330 9128077

About identibase

‘identibase’ is part of the identi group, one of the UK’s longest-established pet protection organisations. Identi is at the forefront of microchipping and pet reunification innovation and focuses on reuniting keepers with their lost pets.

The identi group consists of a number of pet protection brands, all focused on keeping your loved ones safe. Some of these include:

• identichip - providing microchips for over 5 million animals across the UK
• identibase - one of the UK’s longest-established pet microchipping databases
• PetsReunited - dedicated to helping keepers find their pets on a local level

For further information, please visit www.identibase.co.uk.