Thursday, 23 July 2009

Get Chipped!!



Does your cat wander for days? Does your dog do Houdini impressions and try to escape at any opportunity?

Even if the answer to these questions is No, one day they may not come back when they're called, the workmen might leave your gate open, a shed might look like an interesting place to explore.... Any of these situations can happen to our pets at anytime and its always worrying when we dont know where they are. One easy solution to help reunite you and your favourite furry friends is to have them microchipped.

A tiny microchip - the size of a grain of rice - is painlessly inserted under the animal's skin with a needle (just like an injection). Once in, the microchip cannot move or be seen, but can be read by the scanner. This chip has a unique number which is logged in a central database along with the owners contact details.

If a stray or injured animal is found to have a microchip, the Local Authority, Vet or animal
welfare organisation contacts a national database to find the owner's details. The owner then can be contacted and reunited with their pet.
Note to remember - If you move house you MUST contact the database company to advise them of the changes or we may not be able to get you and your loved ones back together again as quickly





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