I just came across this info about Microchips....VERY IMPORTANT!!!
MICROCHIP ALERT!!!
PetsMart/Banfield Animal Hospitals across the country are injecting dogs with a new microchip that cannot be read by the standard microchip scanner used for HomeAgain and Avid microchips. Thus, if a dog is lost and found by a shelter or Animal Control Officer, and they scan with the normal microchip readers, the chip will not be read by the scanner. This can be a disaster if a shelter recieves a dog and they are not able to detect the implanted microchip. Very few shelters have the scanner that is needed to scan PetsSmarts microchips. Multiple lawsuits have been filed sueing Banfield Animal Hospitals for deceptive business practices, false advertising, and misleading customers. All pet owners should check to see if their local shelters have scanners to read the PetSmart/Banfield microchips if they had one implanted. |