Micro chipping

[Donnainohio63]

All five of mine are chipped and I would not have it any other way. It was a very quick painless process.

[EarthAngel]

Originally Posted by gracielove

Maybe so. However, the pet that once at least had a home with food now gets dumped on some dead end road or left at an already over burdened shelter. There are no easy solutions when a family is having a hard time feeding it's members. While pet lovers who have a regular paycheck coming in can easily say they would never do that, there are a lot of people who will make the hard choice to part with Fido when they are struggling just to put food on the table. There are people out there who have lost their ability to keep their homes much less their pets. It's easy to judge when you are not in that situation.

I agree with your post. I know in my county where Hurricane Irene and Tropical storm Lee came, whole towns won't ever recover and so many lost their homes. As a result there are more strays and the shelters filled.

I do agree it should be up to the owner to have their pet microchipped and not be mandatory. I chose to have my Yorkie and Boxer chipped when neutered.