Wow! Wouldn microchipping all pets and then registering at regular intervals be expensive?
Naturally, there will be costs, but we sincerely believe that they will be very minimal. Chips now are expensive because: (1) Only a small portion of our animal population is chipped; (2) Corporate shenanigans have kept competition out of the market which allows them to control pricing. The registration services mostly used today have a one-time fee of $12.50 – $20.00. However, in our opinion, having only ONE registration service with expanded capabilities would provide a far superior service. This is just a guess, but we believe the cost of a chip, done once in a lifetime, could be under $10.00 and we think the registration service could end up costing $5.00 to $10.00 per year. Mind you, we will eliminate the dog license which, depending upon where you live, now cost $10.00/$20.00 per year.
