VPB: Identifying and contacting owners of injured pets

Identifying and contacting owners of injured and/or lost cats and dogs, registered on the NSW Companion Animals Register

The Office of Local Government, which operates the NSW Companion Animals Register, is encouraging veterinarians and veterinary practice staff in NSW to become ‘Approved Persons’.

Approved Persons are operators or employees of ‘Approved Premises’, which include veterinary clinics, approved animal welfare organisations and national private microchip registers.

Approved Persons can carry out online searches of the Companion Animals Register using animals’ identification (or microchip) numbers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to obtain the contact details of owners of injured and/or lost cats and dogs.

Approved Person status is not transferable; each person wishing to carry out online identification (or microchip) searches of the Companion Animals Register will need to apply to become an Approved Person.

To become an Approved Person, you will need to:

  1. Read the Guideline for Approved Persons to access the NSW Companion Animals Register; and
  2. Complete the Approved Person Application Form.

 

Further information

  1. Check the fact sheet (pdf 48kb)
  2. More on becoming an Approved Person is available on the Office of Local Government’s website at www.olg.nsw.gov.au (FOR THE PUBLIC>>DOGS & CATS>>Information for professionals>>Vets and identifiers).
This news article was published on 30 January 2015.