https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/17606/dogs-trust---free-microchips Many of you will have received the information from the Dogs&#39; trust (DT) as to how their year long &#39;free&#39; microchip scheme will work. Practices are to be paid &#163;5 + VAT to provide, implant and complete all paper work. The chipping must not been-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/105399?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:17:46 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c0287484-2db5-4fb1-b238-dcc69a7b5689Niall Taylor<p>It doesn&#39;t seem to make much sense to implant chips for less that the cost of buying the chip &amp; the time it takes to do the implantation and complete the paper work then have Dog&#39;s Trust + HM Gov taking all the credit for launching such a generous scheme.</p> <p>Or have I missed something?</p> <p>Niall</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/105391?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:35:27 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7fed5034-3db2-4c2f-a90d-2e23b20a1340Malcolm Ness<p>[quote user=&quot;Richard Stephenson&quot;]Will members of the forum participate?[/quote]</p> <p>Given that it is not possible to pay appropriate wages and follow reasonable, contemporary clinical standards while speying a bitch for what DT pay, then many practices are already choosing to subsidise the work of DT. I am sure that many will talk themselves into believing that they should join in with this microchipping silliness as well.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>