Please sign this petition if you have not already done so. Please could you consider sharing our post. We need to get 100,000 signatures. Everyones been working so hard and tonight we have reached 93,500 signatures. It would be fantastic to get some more support and signatures, and shares. Many Thanks. The Highways Agency is currently phasing out a procedure that identifies dogs found killed on the road and informs their owners, the police and dog wardens. By July 2015, this will no longer be a requirement. This is despite the fact that in April 2016 compulsory microchipping comes into force, making most dogs instantly identifiable by scanning. Harvey’s Law seeks to reinstate this procedure by gaining over 100,000 e-signatures to trigger eligibility for a Commons debate. The charity behind the e-petition, Harvey’s Army, was founded by Nina Blackburn after the dog belonging to her good friends, Shaun Robertson and Jude Devine, was killed on the motorway the day he ran away. But despite wearing a tag and being microchipped, when his body was recovered by the Highways Agency, his owners weren’t informed. This meant they searched tirelessly for their two-year-old miniature poodle for three months before eventually finding out what had happened. The Highways Agency comments that after July 2015 contractors ‘may’ still try to identify dogs, record their details and get in touch with owners. But as this is not enforceable, all owners can do is make it as easy as possible for their dog to be identified – and hope the person finding them takes more care than in Harvey’s case
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:49:06 +0000
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