I manage a vet clinic and we recommend microchips. Both of my boys are chipped. We have been able to find several missing dogs for owners and a couple of them ended up in shelters out of town after getting away from their owners and the chips helped find the owners. We ALWAYS chip check dogs that come in that have been found or if a new owner brings an older dog and has no information about it. When sold the chips are registered to the veterinarian that buys them. We use AVID and there is no yearly fee. If the owner wants to change it and have it put in their name there is a fee to do that. Most owners don't because they figure that it is easier for people who have found their dog to get hold of us since our phones are answered 24 hours a day. These chips do not contain personal information or are not able to track an animals location. They just contain a number that is then traced back to the owner of the chip. |