Many people put microchips in their cats to identify them in case they get lost. However in the United Kingdom, officials are looking at passing a law requiring microchips in cats to prevent theft.

The United Kingdom already requires dog owners to microchip their pets so forcing cat owners to do the same thing will only help reunite cats with their owners. Still the bigger question is why are people stealing cats in the UK when there should be plenty of cats to go around for everybody?

To learn more about the possible microchip law in the UK for cats, click here.