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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  so if the vet scans your chip and gets an ID number, does that bring up your phone number and name too or how do they find out which ID belongs to which human??
i'm really confused about this |
I believe that there are two major companies, and each will give vets free scanners, it's probably best to go with the company that your vet uses; there isn't much of a difference in fees. I know the dog's legal owner name comes up, and if the person with the dog isn't the actual owner, the company would be notified. You do have to inform company of your address and phone number changes, and also ownership of the dog if you ever decide to rehome.
You said that your mom is leery of getting the dog chipped because she thinks it might lead to other things such as children being chipped. I think you may be interested to know that many states are now requiring commercial breeders to chip their breeding dogs. In the past, they used tattoos that only they could read, but government officials would like to have an identifying number on these dogs. One of the reasons, is that they want to know who is responsible for some of the abused dogs they find. Some breeders, for example, will just starve to death any old ex-breeding dog, and there is no way to link the dogs back to them. Sometimes, they just let them run loose. Commercial breeders are fighting the legislation, it would add a few bucks to their overall costs, but mainly they don't want dogs linked to them. One of the ways they are fighting this legislation is through passing, misinformation and propaganda. They know that many people are afraid of the government becoming too powerful, and they also know that many Christians have read about the "mark of the beast" in the bible, and are afraid of doing anything that reminds them of that. So while I'll never be in favor for humans getting microchips for identification purposes, you do not have to worry about this with your dog, he can't buy and sell anything anyway. Remember, that people will use your faith to manipulate you, and always be cautious of their personal agendas.