Netherlands: Cat owners will soon be required to chip and register their pets

Implanting a microchip will make it easier to return cats that have been found after going missing. The number of stray cats should also be reduced in this way.

There are approximately 2.9 million domestic cats in the Netherlands, of which more than 60,000 are reported missing each year. It is not exactly known how many stray cats there are.

The plans for a national chip and registration obligation are now being worked out in more detail.

https://nltimes.nl/2023/01/19/cat-owners-will-soon-required-chip-register-pets