Chips are down for pets

CASEY’S annual Microchipping Day has been dubbed a success, with 285 dogs and cats microchipped on the day.
Residents from within the municipality turned up to the event on Sunday 28 March with their dogs and cats.
Since 1 May 2007, Victorian legislation has required that all newly-registered animals are to be microchipped.
The microchip contains a barcode that is linked to the pet owner’s contact details and confidentially recorded on the central animal records database for the life of the pet, which means the animal is permanently identified Australia-wide and can be safely returned to its owner, even if its collar or council ID tag has come off.