Most people know me by now as the girl who never stops posting pictures of her new cat (and dogs by the way). What can I say, he's inspirational. But anyways, I was sitting here thinking once again about what kind of technology I could possibly sound somewhat educated about, when it dawned on me, Winston is microchipped. How many people these days talk about microchipping their pets? Not very many - at least in an average day to day conversation.
Most shelters now microchip all of the animals that are adopted so if the animals get lost, and are found, they can be returned to their rightful owners with just a scan. Last year around April, I was driving home and saw a small Jack Russel Terrier walking down the side of the road. I picked him up, put him in my car, and away we went to find a shelter where I could talk to somebody who may be able to find an owner. This poor little guy didn't have a collar on or anything, and was pretty darn old. The day ended up with me driving all over Greenville, Appleton, way out over to the Outagamie County Humane Society with this little dog - who I bonded with quite a bit. Once we got to the shelter, I brought him inside (the leashes and treats I keep in my car happened to come into handy in this circumstance) and the woman at the drop-off area scanned him with one of the wonderful microchip scanners. Success! This little old dog had a home, and if it wasn't for the microchip, we may have never found his family.
Some people are worried that microchipping may hurt the animal, since a small microchip is literally placed under the skin through a small needle right in between the shoulder blades. I have placed a few microchips in my days of working at an animal shelter and I can honestly say, no animal has ever had a problem (under my care at least!). The main lesson of this post is that, all animals should really be microchipped... at least our furry friends, I cannot say if microchips have been approved for reptiles as of yet. Microchipping helps return our furry friends back to their family members who may have otherwise been left at a shelter until claimed or adopted out to somebody new.
Most shelters now microchip all of the animals that are adopted so if the animals get lost, and are found, they can be returned to their rightful owners with just a scan. Last year around April, I was driving home and saw a small Jack Russel Terrier walking down the side of the road. I picked him up, put him in my car, and away we went to find a shelter where I could talk to somebody who may be able to find an owner. This poor little guy didn't have a collar on or anything, and was pretty darn old. The day ended up with me driving all over Greenville, Appleton, way out over to the Outagamie County Humane Society with this little dog - who I bonded with quite a bit. Once we got to the shelter, I brought him inside (the leashes and treats I keep in my car happened to come into handy in this circumstance) and the woman at the drop-off area scanned him with one of the wonderful microchip scanners. Success! This little old dog had a home, and if it wasn't for the microchip, we may have never found his family. 
Some people are worried that microchipping may hurt the animal, since a small microchip is literally placed under the skin through a small needle right in between the shoulder blades. I have placed a few microchips in my days of working at an animal shelter and I can honestly say, no animal has ever had a problem (under my care at least!). The main lesson of this post is that, all animals should really be microchipped... at least our furry friends, I cannot say if microchips have been approved for reptiles as of yet. Microchipping helps return our furry friends back to their family members who may have otherwise been left at a shelter until claimed or adopted out to somebody new.
I wish that I would have micro-chipped my pet cat who ran away. It is true that these chips help us to find the little furry friends that become our family. Way to stay connected!
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