Why is a Pet Microchip Scanner Important?
• Together, the microchip and scanner form an ID card for your pet. • To provide proof of your pet’s identity – whether for an enforcement officer, at a competition or event or anytime you need to positively identiry your pet. • For international travel with pets that have a 9 or 10 digit microchip instead of the 15 digit microchip – a scanner is required to identify your pet at entry to the country • To ensure that the correct identifying numbers appear on all veterinary and vaccination certificates. • To verify the proper insertion and location of the microchip. Purchase or rent a microchip scanner for your pet today! NOTE: By mid year of 2011, all EU countries will require the 15 digit microchip which conforms to ISO 11784 and operates at 134.2 kHz. If a pet has a 9 or 10 digit microchip inserted, another microchip can be inserted or the owner can carry their own microchip scanner. Remember that, if your pet is lost in a foreign country without a 15 digit ISO microchip, the authorit
