Very good post. Thanks.
I didn’t know if when a chipped pet is found, it immediately sends a signal to the database maintenance company, but that would make sense. I guess the scanner has to be “online” do that, but the detection of a chip, reported or not, should clue the vet in to the fact that the animal has an identifying device.
Some animal-rescue type folks go around looking for evidence of dogfighting and dog-baiting - if they find bodies they will scan them for chips. They will also scan road-killed pet animals if they find them. They get paid for it, right? Some folks will volunteer for that kind of work because who likes pit bull breeders and dogfighters?
Many times pit bull breeders will bring their animals hurt in baiting and fighting to vets - it’s like a pimp taking an underage hooker to Planned Parenthood, right? They watch the vet EVERY SECOND to make sure he doesn’t scan the dog or otherwise try to blow the whistle on them.
Microchip identification makes it a lot harder for criminals to get away with this stuff.