Not exact matches
The
chip transmits radio waves with an animal - specific tracking number that, when registered,
identifies the pet's name and
owner contact information.
Shelters and veterinarians will have a special tool which scans the
chip to
identify the pet, and the pet
owner; this information is stored in a database.
Using a special scanner, veterinarians and local humane societies can read the
chip,
identify the pet, and contact the
owners if the pet has been lost.
A
chip which is not registered, however, helps nobody, as the
owner is
identified through the registration.
Chips Become More User Friendly Pet microchips, until recently, merely
identified the
owners of wayward pets through a number revealed during scanning — usually done by local animal control — and entered into a database.