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HomeAgain Microchip | Small Size ... Easy Process | National Database for Pet Recovery
As a responsible pet owner, you probably already know that getting your pet spayed or neutered and vaccinated are important steps in making their lives healthy and happy. By protecting your pets from disease and preventing them from adding to the problem of overpopulation, you've already made some great decisions. Now it's time for one more…..microchipping.
Many beloved family friends are lost each year because they couldn't be properly identified by the people who find them. In fact, according to the ASPCA, only 2% of cats and 16% of dogs in shelters are reunited with their owners. These numbers would surely be higher with the advantage of proper identification.
Don't let your pet be just another statistic! You can help protect your pet by giving them the benefit of permanent identification (identification that cannot fall off, get caught on bushes, be removed and misplaced or stolen). The HomeAgain Microchip identification system provides a safe, easy and effective method of guaranteeing that your pet will be permanently identified.
The HomeAgain microchip is comprised of a tiny electronic device that emits a radio frequency only when activated by a microchip scanner. Each microchip is designed with the express purpose of storing a unique alphanumeric code. This code represents your pet's essential information, and is the number used by the AKC Companion Animal Recovery Program to reference your name, address and phone number - as well as phone numbers for an alternate contact and your veterinarian - so they can help return your pet home.
The microchip itself is about the size of a grain of rice, and can't be seen in your pet once it is implanted. Thanks to its small size, the actual implantation of the chip is quite easy. Your veterinarian simply injects it beneath the skin between the shoulder blades (a universal location), you fill out a little bit of paperwork to send to the Companion Animal Recovery Program, and you're good to go!
The entire
process takes only a few minutes, is virtually painless, and, in most
cases, requires no sedation. The microchip has no batteries or internal
energy, so it will last the lifetime of your pet. In the unlikely event
that the chip stops working, a new one can be implanted with no additional
risk to your pet.
National
Database for Pet Recovery
Once your pet is microchipped, your pet's data is stored on the central Companion Animal Recovery Program computer. This database is accessible to thousands of vet clinics, rescue groups, animal shelters, etc. around the nation, all of whom have microchip scanners and routinely scan all stray or unidentified animals. If your pet is found, you will be contacted immediately, and plans will be made to bring your pet home.
Need more information? Talk to your vet and visit the HomeAgain web site!