Three years ago we took a dog I on a ‘temporary basis’ as the owner was in no condition to look after him for a few days.
Now three years down the line we have still have him and obviously he is here permanently and the owner is no longer contactable (the owner has a drug issue) and in any case when last saw them they were still in no condition to look after a pet.
We are more than happy to keep him but in terms of microchip the previous owners details are on it. We want our details to present itself on the micro chip but don’t want to be in the position where we can not contact the previous owner and questions are asked about why we have him and our right to have him.
The previous owner has moved address several times so the original details relating to that chip wont match.
Does anyone know where we stand to what to do ?
Thanks
I'd ask your vet. They should be able to tell you who to contact in terms of updating the contact details. The main purpose of chips is so the persons responsible for the dog can be contacted if they are found.
Worst case you can get a second chip tied to your details implanted but you shouldn't need to, I'm sure they'll have a procedure, it can't be an uncommon problem.
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When you contact the chip company, they will try to contact the owner on their database on the details they have. If no reply after a certain time they will update to your details. Note this doesn't make you the legal owner. If the old owner ever comes back, legally the dog is still theirs.