Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion

Mr. Finbarr Heslin:

Every single chip is unique in the world, so there is a supply chain that needs to be monitored. If people do not do their job, the person who sold them the chip has to inform the database or the court about whom he or she sold it to. Our channel is veterinary practitioners. We also have significant relationships with many of the welfare charities and local authority pounds, which use our system.