I believe that all US Vets and shelters have scanners, and even some breeders may have put out the money for one. And yes, the dog does have to be scanned to find out who owns it. A lot of vets automaticly scan new pets that are brought into the office the first time just to see. That is how one person got her dog back after it was taken from her yard. It was about a month later that she received a call, the dog was taken to a vet and the vet scanned and found the chip and contacted the chip company and the dog was returned. I don't know what happened to the people that had the dog, but the owner was very happy to see her little one again. She thought he was gone for good. Everyone has to make up their own mind about whether or not to chip their dogs. A collar with an ID tag can be removed, but the chip is inserted under the skin and half the time people don't even know it is there until it is scanned. |