Some were lost but then found, some needed a new home and some were just treasured pets.
25. Jayne Whalley, from Hawkley Hall, is pictured in Mesnes Park, where she had her dog Max microchipped, with Stuart Booth, from the National Canine Defence League, and Julie Williams from Wigan Council's Animal Warden Service
. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST
26. The National Canine Defence League microchipping dogs from a mobile advice centre at Pennington Flash in Leigh. Pictured is Coun Lynne Liptrot with her dog Pod, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel with Clarissa Baldwin, NCDL chief executive
. Photo: PAUL SIMPSON
28. Xena ther terrier sporting a new microchip which would help owner Eamonn Keys trace her should she ever have gone walk-about. The pair from Poplar Avenue, Worsley Hall, were among numerous dogs and their owners to attend a special microchipping event at Golborne's Asda store aimed at reducing Wigan's stray hound problem. They are pictured with Wigan animal warden Debbie Eastwood
. Photo: JOHN LEATHERBARROW
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