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if we don't protect our pets they may become statistics. Not something we would want when we could avoid the problem by using today's technology. The Microchip RFID Tag is a simple and useful tool in stopping uneccesary euthanasia. Through the use of microchip technology today companion animals can be chipped and owners can make sure the registrations are submitted to one of the major recovery services in their country. The microchip is a small transponder that is activated by a scanner and reads the number of the chip that has been implanted in the animal. The procedure to do this involves a small needle being introduced under the loose skin between the shoulder blades of the animal and a microchip the size of a grain of rice being implanted through the sterile needle. It takes about the same time as it takes for giving the pet their shots or vaccinations. It has been used around the world and extensive testing has shown it to be safe for pets According to a 1997 study of 1000 animal shelters across America,conducted by the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy, approximately one million dogs and 584,000 cats were taken in as strays. Unfortunately for the both the owners and animals only 16% of those dogs and 2% of the cats were returned to the owners. It is alarming that thousand of pets are euthanized because their owners cannot be found. We have the power to stop this. One minute the pet is there, the next they have bolted or silently slunk away. One is reminded of the panic of a mother when their child wanders way in the supermarket, only to be found moments later. The pet may not be noticed as missing as quickly as the child. The microcchip is the silent protector of the animal when they are found when lost or missing by their owners. Microchipping is often done by animal welfare and control authorities before the animal is adopted and can readily be done in the veterinarian's office inexpensively at the same time vaccinations and or checkups are completed. Owners should ensure that the documentation linking the chip to the owner is sent and registered with a pet recovery database. It is also important to keep the database current by advising of moves and contact changes. The odds of recovery of a lost pet is enhanced by the microchip compared to other methods. We will still see posters on telephone poles ad bulletin boards when a pet is lost. The owner can avoid further anguish by ensuring the pet has been chipped and registered. The sight of a crying child whose favorite dog or cat has gone missing should remind us as adults of our responsibility as a pet parent Microchips in the US come in a Non-ISO format which are readily identified through electronic scanners in the marketplace. In Canada and most other countries in the world there is an ISO Format microchip which is read by scanners around the globe. Regardless of the chip its presence and identification can be discovered. Owners who are global travellers would be advised and in some cases required to have the ISO chip implanted. The chip identification will allow the finder or animal control agency to contact the registry to ascertain the owners contacts. it is important for owners to keep the registries advised of moves. Once the animal has been scanned and the pattern of the chip identified by the code and number, the appropriate registry is contacted. The registries are not all exclusive to the chip manufacturers and some include all chips that are in the market. One registry ,24PetWatch, is also integrated in real time with the largest online shelter software in North America to facilitate recovery and contact while others all have Toll-Free telephone numbers for recoveries. It is the least we can do to let Lassie come home.
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