Why would somebody get a microchip put in their dog? To track it if it ran away or got stolen? Just curious?

Answer 1

You have your dog microchip for a couple reasons. One being if it gets lost the pound can scan the dog and know who to contact. Another thing if it gets stolen , either a vet who can scan a dog if they think something is not right and two you can prove the dog is yours. Another thing I want to point out is they give you tags to put on your dog with the number on the tag. Do not put that tag on your dog. Keep it in a safe place. Only you should know the number of the microchip. You can't track your dog with it. It can only be read with a scanner. I have an Avid scanner for this purpose. I check stray dogs all the time. Everyone should get their dog microchip. That way there is no question if the dog is yours or not.

Answer 2

They are a great tool to locate a missing dog or cat. The catch is that a lot of people dont realize that they have to register the number after it is implanted. The microchip has a number but if you dont register it with the company they dont know who the number goes to. So if you get it done please register the number, because if you dont it defeats the purpose of having one. You really cant track them. There is a special scanner that most vet clinics and shelters have to run across the animals back to find any chips, and that just shows the number on the scanner and doesnt tell you where they are. Then if there is a number they call the chip company and give them the number and if it is registered then they call the owners and tell them where to find their pet. Hope this helps

Answer 3

The case for having your pet microchipped is a strong one, as the facts do not lie:


30-60% of lost pets in shelters are euthanized because they cannot be properly identified and returned to their owner.


Only about 14% of dogs and 4% of cats who end up in shelters are returned to their rightful owners.


Less than 25% of all animals that enter shelters are adopted by new owners.


About 2 million pets that are reported missing each year may be victims of theft.


Collar tags are a great way to identify lost pets and reunite them with their owners, but they can easily come off or be removed.


Tattoos are difficult to remove from an animal, but they are still not 100% reliable. Tattoos can be altered, fade, or blur, and are not always easy to read.


Reading a microchip is far easier than trying to read the tattoo of a frightened stray animal.


Microchipping is permanent, completely unalterable, and does not change or harm the appearance of the animal in any way.


There are about 20,000 microchip scanners currently in use by shelters, veterinarians, and municipal organizations around the country.


The procedure is safe, inexpensive, fast and virtually painless for the animal.

Answer 4

Yes, the microchip is inserted into the shoulder blade area of a cat or dog (non painful procedure), as long as the owner registers the pets information with the chip company, the pet will have detailed information if lost, once the pet is scanned for a chip the chip company is called and the owner is located.

Answer 5

Example...I found a dog a month or two ago. We walked the neighborhood, called the police, called the shelter, asked everyone we knew. I started calling local vets and one suggested I bring it in and they would check it for a microchip (for free). They scanned her and in 30 seconds had a name, address and phone number of the owner.

It turned out that the kids had bathed the dog that day and then let her out without her collar. Mom got home and the kids hadn't even noticed that the dog took off. Mom was frantically looking for her adorable Lab.

Now my dog's micro chips are registered to my vet. I don't want just any stranger who finds my dog to get my address and phone number. This way as long as my vet knows where I am my pets will always come home to me.

Another benefit, if someone steals your dog, any good vet will check for a microchip if someone brings in a "new" pet. Better chances of getting your dog back

Answer 6

As we all know pets are a very important part of our family. Unfortunately they do get out in the elements and become lost from time to time. It's sad because sometimes we never see them again and it hurts because we have no idea of where to look for them in this vast universe. It is almost as if they just vanished without a trace. Having a micro chip inserted under the skin allows the owner to monitor the dogs whereabouts at all times and prevent such situations from occuring. Also I do think that a microchip may be programed to set roaming boundries for your animal. I don't have any research to prove this but it just seems to have some logic to it. And of course let's not forget the importance of having a license tag on thier collar . And a rabies tag too. Both are pluses for your animal.

Answer 7

Government trying to wean the public to eventually embed them in humans.

Consider the human body as well. Applied Digital Solutions has designed an RFID tag - called the VeriChip - for people. Only 11 mm long, it is designed to go under the skin, where it can be read from four feet away. They sell it as a great way to keep track of children, Alzheimer's patients in danger of wandering, and anyone else with a medical disability, but it gives me the creeps. The possibilities are scary. In May, delegates to the Chinese Communist Party Congress were required to wear an RFID-equipped badge at all times so their movements could be tracked and recorded. Is there any doubt that, in a few years, those badges will be replaced by VeriChip-like devices?

That's why Congress should require that consumers be notified about products with embedded RFID tags. We should know when we're being tagged. We should also be able to disable the chips in our own property. If it's the property of the company we work for, that's a different matter. But if it's ours, we should be able to control whether tracking is enabled.

Security professionals need to realize that RFID tags are dumb devices. They listen, and they respond. Currently, they don't care who sends the signal. Anything your companies' transceiver can detect, the bad guy's transceiver can detect. So don't be lulled into a false sense of security.

With RFID about to arrive in full force, don't be lulled at all. Major changes are coming, and not all of them will be positive. The law of unintended consequences is about to encounter surveillance devices smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.

Answer 8

Because all kinds of unexpected things can (and do) happen. If a dog is recovered by animal control, they will scan for a microchip in order to contact the owner. Thank goodness my dogs and I have never been in a situation where this was necessary, but if I were to ever lose one of them, their being microchipped would give me great peace of mind.

Answer 9

in case they ever run away and are picked up they shelters can scan them for the chip and locate you, or if anyone finds your dog and it has the tag on, you can call a number and tell them the number on the tag and it will contact the owner (i've done that for dogs i've found). and also, if it ever gets stolen and you think that the dog is yours but the people say its theirs, then they can scan it and get the info on the owner.

its not like a GSP, it wont track the dog, only when scanned will it give out the info

Answer 10

That's exactly what their for. They also have the capacity to store medical info too. Any shots ... etc. It all can be scanned in.

I don't think it will be very long before that's something humans will be doing. Social Security numbers, banking and other credit info and all medical records can be programed into and scanned out of sub-dermal implants. Experiments have been going on with proto types for years now. It's only a matter of time!