Animal Advocates Warn About Potential Pet Microchip Problems

Aug. 24, 2007 (KABC-TV) – An estimated eight to ten million pets stray from their homes each year, most lost and often never found.

hat’s why microchips have become so popular as a way to reunite pets with their owners, but microchips are not foolproof.
The Humane Society and other leading animal advocates are issuing a warning, while the high-tech lost and found systems are important, the chips can’t always be read and critical changes need to be made to make sure your pet can be identified.

Tiny glass computer chips are embedded in all of Eleanor Blackford’s dogs, including little Elsie.

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