Do You Have Your Pet Microchipped?

[+ Avalon]

With all the natural disasters I think it would be a good idea.

[Mo Mason]

Yes I do. And when he got loose and ran off a couple months ago it was used to return him to me when he wound up at the animal shelter. I'm happy someone was kind enough to catch him for me and take him in.

 

Definitely a good thing to have.

[510guy]

Yup. All 3 of them. I found a German Shepherd 3 months ago. He was unchipped. Ended up keeping him and got him chipped.

[mike carey]

Isn't it mandatory here (it is in most jurisdictions in Australia)?

[marylander1940]

With all the natural disasters I think it would be a good idea.

 

Does you landlord have you microchipped?

[+ Avalon]

Does you landlord have you microchipped?

 

No need to since he always knows where I am.

[marylander1940]

No need to since he always knows where I am.

 

And you can't walk far on your walker...

[+ Avalon]

Isn't it mandatory here (it is in most jurisdictions in Australia)?

 

No. It's up to the individual pet owner.

[+ Avalon]

And you can't walk far on your walker...

 

Right!

[+ Travis69]

No need to since he always knows where I am.

A galaxy far far away,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:D

[+ deej]

Isn't it mandatory here (it is in most jurisdictions in Australia)?

It varies widely, as do most regulations regarding pets.

 

If you adopt an animal from a shelter it will likely be chipped (and spayed or neutered). They prepare the animals in responsible ways before making them available for adoption.

 

Get a puppy or a kitten? Little is required beyond basic inoculations and some people ignore even that.

[rvwnsd]

Both of my cats were microchipped as soon as they arrived at the shelter as kittens. As @deej mentioned, they were also neutered so I didn't have to worry about that. All I had to do was get their second set of kitten shots done about three weeks after I adopted them.

[liubit]

Yes, my two dogs are chipped.

[Gvtire]

All 6 of ours are

[+ Charlie]

Yes. We adopted him from the county shelter, where he been brought by animal control after he was picked up as a stray. He had no chip nor any other I.D.. One of the conditions for adoption was that we were required to have him chipped and neutered. He had obviously been raised in a home, because he was in good physical shape and perfectly house-trained. If the previous owners had chipped him, of course, we would probably never have encountered him, so in a way I'm glad they didn't chip him.

[+ FreshFluff]

@bigvalboy wanted to chip me, but I needed to be free.