Mr. Finbarr Heslin:

We would like to be able to make sure that in any situation, we have a complete loop we can trace. If we cannot trace the owner, we should be able to the microchip back to the vet who implanted the chip. When we go outside of veterinary certification, we lose a little bit of that control. I totally understand the rationale behind the introduction of this system. Charities may not have had the finances to pay a vet to implant a microchip.