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Microchipping
Microchip identification implants for pets — insertion, registration, and reunification.
Key Facts
- Microchip is a rice-sized transmitter with unique ID number
- Implantation is a simple injection, no surgery needed
- Chip must be registered to be useful for reunification
- No personal information stored on the chip itself
- Not a GPS locator — identification only
- Registration is indefinite for major brands
- AAHA PetMicrochipLookUp.org connects chip numbers to registries