Engraveable Identification Tags

Every year thousands of pets go missing and are not returned to their owner because they have no form of identification. As a dog owner it is your responsibility to ensure that your dog is properly identified so that they can easily be returned if lost as soon as possible. Under the Control of Dogs Order 1992, it states that any dog in a public place must wear a collar with the name and address, including postcode of the owner engraved or written on it or engraved on a tag. A telephone number is optional but advisable.

You can be fined up to £5,000 if your dog does not wear an identification tag.

 There are certain exceptions which are:

·                 Dogs used on official duties by the armed forces, HM Customs & Excise or the police

·                 Dogs used for sporting purposes and packs of hounds

·                 Dogs used for the capture or destruction of vermin

·                 Dogs used for driving or tending cattle or sheep

·                 Guide Dogs for the Blind

·                 Dogs used for emergency rescue work

There are many different connotations that you may wish to adopt to ensure that the information on your pet's tag ensures that they can be returned to you as quickly as possible if they stray. Some people feel the need to display the dog's name on the tag as a useful assistance if the dog should be found, while others feel this could be used in a more negative way, if a dog should be stolen.

It is also difficult sometimes to display the whole address and telephone number on a small 1 inch tag. Therefore as your postcode relates to a section of houses in one particular road. If you then add your house number this can accurately identify your address.