A bull terrier has been reunited with her owner after running away during Glastonbury thanks to the dog’s microchip.

Eight-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier, Frankie, managed to escape from his Battersea home where he was being looked after while his owner Lynne Jackson was working at Glastonbury festival.

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After a weekend on the streets, Frankie was found by a member of the public and taken to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, where he was found to have been microchipped and reunited with owner.

Wandsworth Times:

Miss Jackson said: “I was so relieved and overjoyed when I got the phonecall from Battersea and was en-route back from Glastonbury on the coach.

“I was so excited to come and collect him that I came to the centre straight away and was still wearing my muddy festival dress.

“I had Frankie microchipped a long time before compulsory microchipping became the law, I think it’s so important to get your dog microchipped and it really is the best chance you have of being reunited.”

Since the new compulsory microchipping law was brought in at the start of April, Battersea has seen a 12 per cent increase in dogs coming to them who are microchipped.

However, 36 per cent of dogs that arrive at the charity are still not microchipped when they arrive.

Wandsworth Times:

Steven Craddock, Battersea’s intake manager said: “We were thrilled to see the reunion between Frankie and Lynne and hope this heart-warming example shows people how valuable microchipping can be.

“Any dog has the risk of running away, and here at Battersea we see hundreds of stray dogs who are unable to be reunited with their distraught owners because they haven’t been microchipped.”

June is National Microchipping Month and Battersea Home is calling on owners to microchip their pets, a service that the home provides for free.