Author: Ally Stewart

The Dogs Trust Ballymena based microchipping unit is celebrating a microchipping landmark. Their mobile microchipping team have reached the total of 1000 dogs chipped in a year throughout Northern Ireland! The team are based at the Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre on Teeshan Road just outside Ballymena. The unit also run events throughout Northern Ireland in a bid to ensure responsible dog ownership in local communities. Northern Ireland was the first part of the UK to make microchipping compulsory for all dogs in 2012. The Dogs Trust Campaign Officer, Deirdre O’Neill, spoke about the achievement. “This is a major landmark for...