Have you ever lost a pet?

It wont happen to you, right?

By Zaida A. Rendon

A simple injection means a lifetime of protection!

• Did you know a family pet is lost every 2 seconds?

• Lost pest are a big concern and frustration for both owners and veterinarians.

• Shelters are overcrowded, and lost pest can’t stay there long.

ID Microchips

• Are tiny microchips that contain a personal, one-of-a-kind identification number.

• Developed to make a difference for all pets.

• Avoid the pain, worry and expense of losing a pet.

• It’s a Technology Miracle!

ID Microchips

• PASSIVE

• SMALL

• SIMPLE

• SAFE

• RELIABLE

• UNIQUE

• UNALTERABLE

How do ID Microchips work?

• Participating shelters will check the lost pet for a microchip with a special scanner.

• The scanner generates a low energy radio signal that energizes the identity tag to transmit its unique number

What about humans?

• The VeriChip was made by Applied Digital Solutions.

• The VeriChip stores six lines of text and is slightly larger than a grain of rice. It emits a 125-kHz radio frequency signal that can be picked up by a special scanner up to four feet away.

• VeriChip is also working on the development of an implant that will contain a Global Positioning System. Such a device would allow an individual with a scanner to pinpoint someone's position on the globe.

Opinions

A 48-year-old cancer survivor, has more practical reasons for wanting the VeriChip:

"If something happens to me and there's no one that knows anything about my medical history, any paramedic or hospital worker, if they have the scanner -- which hopefully everyone will have at some point –- will be able to scan all my information," he said. "It could save my life."

Leslie, 46, said she was motivated by security concerns. “The world would be a safer place if authorities had a tamper-proof way of identifying people, she said.”

Until your pet learns how to use the phone, a microchip will help him find

his way home!

References

• http://www.avidid.com

• http://www.homeagainid.com/

• http://www.pet-id.net/shop/pet_reader.htm

• http://www.petadoption.cc/pethealth/micro.phtml

• http://www.greaterthings.com/News/Chip_Implants/