Citing a study of more than 7,700 stray animals,
she said microchipped dogs were returned to their owners about 52 percent of the time, compared to roughly 22 percent of dogs that did not have a chip.
Not exact matches
«It's easy to take a nice, healthy
dog off of the internet for free then get it vaccinated and
microchipped then turn around and sell it for $ 300,»
said Harju.
«The statistics we are able to derive from the HomeAgain database confirm that cats are significantly underserved with regard to
microchipping when compared with
dogs,»
says Gary MacPhee, director and general manager of HomeAgain.
I can
say that every cat and
dog owned by our shelter staff is
microchipped.
San Diego County Animal Services Director Daniel DeSousa
said dogs and cats will be altered, vaccinated and
microchipped, while rabbits will be altered and
microchipped — all at no cost to the adopter.