Could Losing Your Pet Mean His Death?
If Your Pet Got Lost And Couldn't Find You -- Could You Find
Him?
By Amanda St. John
Through the ingenious technology of
micro-chipping, you can keep track your pet and save his life.
According to the American
Humane Association, only about fifteen percent of lost dogs and
two percent of cats ever find their
way back from shelters to their original owners! Most unidentified animals
are only kept a few days before they are de stroyed. Fifty-six percent of
dogs and seventy one percent of cats that enter shelters are euthanized.
About 9.6 million animals are euthanized every year. The shelters are
crowded to capacity, with each kennel holding more than it was built for.
There is simply not enough room for all the animals and unclaimed pets have
to be destroyed to make room for the more recent lost pet arrivals. Your
chances of finding your pet alive diminish with every day that goes by.
A nametag and collar is a good start but often during a rescue or due to a
mishap this collar gets pulled off as the animal resists capture and
entrapment and runs away. When your pet is finally rescued, he is
nameless. Shelters report that even animals who do arrive with tags cannot
always be saved because the tags are faded, rusted, scratched and impossible
to decipher.
The solution is
have your pet's identity implanted - with a microchip. A veterinarian
injects a tiny computer chip about the size of a grain of rice just under
your pet's skin, between the shoulder blades.
When a scanner is then run over the dog, this chip responds giving off its
unique ID. This ID is the tracking number which corresponds with your
personal information that entered in an international database.
They call the database, or access it on the computer, and enter the number
given off by the microchip. The database matches the number to your name and
phone number.
When your dog or cat or bird is found, no matter how far he roams, there is
an army of animal hospitals, shelters, and humane societies who use this
technology to help you find your dog.
This chip can't be lost or damaged, and it lasts for the pet's lifetime.
To make an appointment with your local vet go
to:
HomeAgainId.com
What is a microchip?
A microchip is a simple Electronic Animal Identification System that
provides a permanent, safe, effective and accurate method of identifying
animals. The tiny microchip contains a personal, one-of-a-kind
identification number to distinguish your pet as a special member of your
family throughout the life of your pet. Microchips can be used for dogs,
cats, horses and other companion animals.
How does it all work?
The microchip is in a small glass encapsulated transponder. It is so tiny
that it fits through a hypodermic needle. The microchip provides your
one-of-a-kind identification number when a scanner is passed over your pet –
much like the scanner at supermarkets. The microchip, which is in a
hypodermic needle, is injected/implanted under the animal’s skin, usually in
the neck area. All animals entering shelters are scanned for microchips that
provide this one-of-a-kind identification number. The number is entered into
a database, which provides your name, address and phone number. L.A. Animal
Services will notify you that your pet has been found and is waiting for
you.
Is it safe? Does it hurt? Can the
microchip move around the body?
The microchip is a safe and effective method to protect your pet. Once
implanted, it stays under the skin, in the location where it was injected,
for the life of the animal. The microchip will not “travel” to other areas
of the animal’s body. It involves placing a hypodermic needle under the skin
– just like a vaccination. Although the microchip needle is larger than a
typical vaccine needle, the general rule is this…your animals will react the
SAME way to this shot as they do to any other. No better, no worse. You are
not injecting any substance that can burn or irritate; the chip is
completely biocompatible and non-offensive.
Microchips are available at your
local veterinarian. To find one closest veterinary service to you go to: 
HomeAgainId.com
All it takes is a phone call to make an appointment to bring your animal in
for a microchip implant. If this is all it takes to protect him for life,
it has got to be worth the time to do it. On average a rescue takes about
four hours... do if for the rescuers, reward them for the effort they make
to bring your pet in to safety.
There is an army of veterinarians, shelters, and rescue
organizations who will identify your pet and happily send it back home.
Call now!
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