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Originally Posted by jp4m2  I see your point as to why a commercial breeder would not want a pup to be traced back to them. They certinly would not want anyone to see the amount of pups produced along the ill and dying pups ...I am a bit confused by the bolded statement. Are you saying scientists doing cancer research are in cohoots with comercial breeders?
This is why I don't feel secure allowing any implants at this time. One one side the chip companies and any one else who stands to profit from the sale of chips will state how safe they are, put it in and forget it, and you have the added sense of security that you'll get your lost pet back.
One the other side are the advocates for not chipping saying there is the real potential of health risks of cancerous tumors forming around the implant....
Without a definitive unbiased long term study this debate will continue because no study exists, as of yet. At this point in time *I* just can't do it and feel I did a good thing for my pets health.. |
No, I'm not saying that scientists doing the studies are in cahoots with commercial breeders. I'm saying that lots of articles out there that are against microchips include studies where "rats" have gotten tumors from microchips. This leads pet owners to think, “oh dear, if it causes a tumor in a rat, it will cause a tumor in a dog.” However, this isn’t true. The studies were actually done, with a special breed of rats that create tumors extremely easily. If scientist wanted to know if microchips cause tumors, they wouldn’t have used this type of rat. The reasoning was so that could study how tumors develop, not if they would develop, but how? They wanted to know what happened in the very beginnings of a tumor. Studying the very beginnings can help us learn about tumor growth. . Yet these propaganda sites scream out “Scientists find tumors in rats with microchips.” Duh no kidding! In some animals, just an injection can cause a tumor, and let’s not forget that a tumor doesn’t automatically mean cancer. For the sites I’ve read, that are against microchipping, there’s lots of fiction mixed with lies to cause hysteria.
There are definitive unbiased studies, here and in other countries. Here's what the American Veterinary Medical Association has to say about microchips and their safety.
Microchipping of animals FAQ I'm not recommending anyone doing anything that they aren't comfortable with, but for me, the benefits clearly outweigh the risks. Furthermore, there is actual science to back up that statement.