I agree with you Jeanie.
Plus I don't think it hurts them at all. Maybe it does, but I don't think it hurts more than a vaccine.
Nena is a yelper. If you touch her wrong she'll cry as if she's dying. But she never made a sound when she got her microchip. And when it was Rufus's turn, he was to busy eating his treats..he didn't even move..
On Bonaire (where my parents live) they started a campaign about microchipping. I encouraged my parents to chip the dogs and they did

All 3 dogs are chipped there.