Posted on 08/12/2022 2:14:17 PM PDT by fwdude
I have a question on identity microchips which is pertinent to me and probably a lot of others.
When an animal is microchipped and registered in a national database, vets and others with a connected scanner can identify the registered owner of the scanned pet.
Let's say you lose your pet and then someone else finds it, unaware that it is a lost pet belonging to someone else. It has no collar or other identifying markings, but you had it microchipped and it is currently registered. If the new "owner" likes the pet and claims it for himself, and subsequently takes the pet to the vet for a checkup or medical procedures, is the vet obligated to scan the pet for a chip with or without the new claimant's permission? What if the new "owner" doesn't disclose the history of the pet (my vet never has asked about any I have brought in.)? The presumption seems to be that the claimed owner IS the owner, so there would be no impetus to scan the pet for a chip.
I have lost a couple of cats and people around me have lost cats, and have advertised on the various lost pet sites, like PawBoost. I just want to know if vets or other pet service providers routinely scan pets for microchips.
Let's now say that a vet does scan the pet, perhaps because a new chip was requested by the new "owner," and discovers the old chip, the one I had placed in the pet. Is the vet obligated to notify the recording organization that the pet has been found, or just to tell the new claimant about the finding?
I can see lot's of room for this to get very messy.
I’m not getting an animal microchip. If I can’t find my way home . . oh well. Maybe some rich widow woman would adopt me.
I’m not aware of vets routinely scanning animals that are brought to them for care. They might do it if the person bringing them indicates that they found the animal.
This should probably asked of a good vet - I’m not sure we have one here on FR.
Cats like to get lost. That’s what they do....or run in front of a car.
I don’t know if they are obligated. I just know they tend to
I don’t know...think the doc needs a warrant....privacy issue.
Coyotes and owls don’t check, that’s for sure. I doubt there’s a cat thief working your neighborhood.
I would think that it be best to notify the prior owner for them to come get the pet. If they dont, I would think its your pet if you want it.
I would guess it be like lost and found property.
If you lost cats..I generally say forget about it. Foxes, owls, coyotes, coons, and whatever can get them.
I think when they implement the mark of the beast that scanning will be mandatory!
“ I’m not getting an animal microchip. If I can’t find my way home . . oh well. Maybe some rich widow woman would adopt me.”
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I’m sure you’re just adorable but...
She may want to fit you for a shock collar. /s
Vets aren’t obligated to scan, and not all vets have them. If somebody just “street adopts” a lost pet then it’ll probably stay theirs. It’s really for the folks who bring a lost pet to the vet and say “I found this can you see if it’s chipped?”
They are generally scanned by police departments. I would imagine that a vet would scan them on a “first visit”, but not afterwards.
We’ve had our cats microchipped but never have had to use them. But we never, EVER, let our cats outside. We did worry that they might get lost during a natural event like tornado and thought chips might come in handy. So far, so good.
Cats just think they own the night.
Well, you know, people who got the VAXX are shedding microchips and bionic seamonkeys all over the place and
they will surely get onto your pet, which you call “it”.
It’s the neutering year should worry about.
When you hand over an animal for a medical inspection, you’re pretty much giving permission.
All my dogs are microchipped. I’m not aware of any obligation for vets to report microchips. However if a pet is lost a scan can detect the microchip. Animal shelters scan for microchips routinely.
I recently found a cat which was microchipped. The first vet scan did not detect it. Another vets scan did. I’m sorry I found the owners because they were complete dummies. The cat was lost again because they couldn’ t be bothered to transport it safely.
Chances are the chip will be found in a pile of coyote poop.
“Lost cats in a limited area can be a owl in the neighborhood.”
Raccoons, too.
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