A
microchip registry is a database that keeps track of information about pets who have been implanted with a microchip. It helps identify lost pets and reunite them with their owners by providing contact information.
Full definition
Registration should not cost you anything and there are many
free microchip registries available, as well as microchip look - up or location services if you find a lost animal with a microchip.
There are currently seven different pet
identification microchip registries in the U.S., making it difficult to track down a found pet's owner even when a scan finds a microchip number.
Credited companion
animal microchip registry; 24 hour per day, 7 days per week; animal recovery service for lost or stolen companion animals.
In addition to creating the first
free microchip registry, we now have our own adoption centers, research next generation spay / neuter technology, and sell affordable high quality products — all in the service of pets.
To report your lost pet, immediately call local animal control agencies, animal shelters, local veterinarians during the day and emergency clinics after 5 p.m., and pet
identification microchip registries.
After your pet is microchipped, it is essential to register in an
online microchip registry, such as the Found Animals Microchip Registry.
In this study, shelter personnel contacted
a microchip registry for 1,943 of the pets and found that only 58.1 % of them were registered.
Register your dog's chip through
a microchip registry so that if your dog is lost, its chip number can be traced back to you
You can register microchip information through
the microchip registry and feel confident that your pet will not end up lost or without a way to return home if he or she roams away from your home.
If your pet is injured in an accident or needs treatment due to a sickness, then
the microchip registry helps a veterinarian with appropriate treatment by identifying your pet and some basic health information.
If a pet's owner moves, it is necessary for the owner to provide
the microchip registry with updated contact information.
Microchipping is a good form of permanent identification, but it's crucial that you update your contact information with
the microchip registry.
Reuniting pets with their guardians though microchips requires that pet guardians keep their address and contact information up to date with
the microchip registry.
That's why today, Aug. 15, is «Check the Chip Day,» started by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to encourage pet owners to get their pets microchipped, and make sure their pet's
microchip registry information is current.
It is NOT
a microchip registry — it is an internet - based application to assist in the identification of those registries on which a particular microchip is registered, or otherwise provide the chip's manufacturer.
The microchip registry uses the ID number to retrieve your contract information from a database.
A microchip registry also keeps your personal information safe and secure; your name, address and phone number are password - protected online.
A microchip is a device that is about the size of a grain of rice and contains a unique serial number that can be linked to your name and contact information through
a microchip registry database.
Once the microchip is inserted, we will enroll your pet's ID number along with your contact information in
the microchip registry, which is open 24/7.
Keep your information up to date in
the microchip registry database.
The information you provide to the manufacturer's
microchip registry will be used to contact you in the event your pet is found and their microchip is scanned.
(Lord et al, JAVMA, July 15, 2009) For microchipped animals that weren't returned to their owners, most of the time it was due to incorrect owner information (or no owner information) in
the microchip registry database — so don't forget to register and keep your information updated.
Michelson's Found Animals's free
microchip registry; Yale Comparative Cognition Laboratory studying intelligence of dogs; importance of supplements
· If your animal is lost and has a microchip, notify
the microchip registry that your animal is missing.
The city shelter does not maintain
a microchip registry (though they may very well include the chip information in its licensing database).
If they find a microchip, and if
the microchip registry has accurate information, they can quickly find the animal's owner.
Once his ID number is obtained, it will be used to access your contact information on
the microchip registry.
As
the microchip registry will list GRRMF, it means you have an ally in locating a lost dog if that should happen.
For extra insurance, consider having your cat microchipped and keep your contact information with
the microchip registry up to date.