Dogsey

Pet owners will be reunited with their dogs that have been killed on the roads in order to give grieving animal lovers “peace of mind”, under plans to be backed by MPs this week.
A campaign for the so-called “Harvey’s Law” – named after a poodle that went missing in 2013 - is calling for the Highways Agency to be required to scan animals found on the motorways for microchips which could locate their owners.
The campaigners say the Agency has been abandoning its duties to ensure that contractors working on the roads always seek to reunite missing or dead pets with their owners.
A petition calling for the new law has attracted more than 100,000 signatures and the proposal will be debated in Parliament on Monday, with transport minister John Hayes and Michael Dugher, Labour’s shadow transport secretary, expected to pledge their support for the new rules.
The roads minister, Mr Hayes, said: “Clearly when a dog dies on the road, it ought to be returned to its owner if at all possible.
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“As the owner of two much loved pets myself, I understand the distress people suffer if their animal is lost and never found. I have instructed the Highways Agency to review its scanning policy to ensure greater consistency across the country.”