Every week people bring us lost and injured pets that have no identification and clients ring usto tell is that their pet is missing. Why does this happen so often?
Loss: Accidental loss occurs when visitors or tradespeople leave the gate open. In our experienceno pet or yard is fully escape proof – accidents happen. Escape by pets with “wanderlust” iscommon, especially young animals before desexing, and in certain breeds who love to see theworld. Theft: Attractive and valuable animals are stolen to keep or to resell for profit. Other pets are stolenby neighbours who see them as a “nuisance”. They can remove collars and tags and takethem to a pound out of the area for surrender and destruction. The problem with collars and tags is that they often fall off or are removed. The best form of identification, and hence the best protection against loss or theft, is amicrochip. A microchip is a tiny computer chip with a unique number that we place under theskin of your pet. once in place it cannot be lost, removed or altered for the life of your pet. “Chipping” is not painful and can cause no harm – it is just like an ordinary vaccination. Onceyour pet is
