What is a microchip?
A microchip is a tiny computer chip which has an identification number programmed into it. The chip is about the size of a grain of rice and is small enough to fit into a hypodermic needle. Once an animal is injected with the chip, he can be identified throughout his life by this one-of-a-kind number. His identification cannot be lost, altered or intentionally removed. The microchip is injected under the skin at the base of the neck. It sits safely there for the life of the animal. It is designed to last over 25 years and is guaranteed for the life of the animal. The chip requires no care and will not travel around the body. A special scanner is used to send a radio signal through the skin of the animal to read the chip. The animal feels nothing as the scanner is passed over him. The microchip sends its number back to the scanner. When the number appears in the viewing window, a phone call to an 800 number will give the finder the name and contact info for the registered owner of the p
