Compulsory Microchipping

Every dog in the country will have to be microchipped under new plans to reduce the number of strays.

  The law will come into effect on April 6, 2016, and any owner whose dog is found without a chip could face a fine of up to £500.

  Microchipping allows police and local authorities to trace owners if their dogs have been involved in an attack.

  But it also enables animal charities such as the RSPCA and Battersea Dogs' Home to easily contact the owners of lost or abandoned pets.

The question is, why have they not included cats in this law? cats mean as much to their owners as dogs and are more likely to stray.