Pets with microchips are three times more likely to be reunited with their families!

Enroll your pet’s microchip number with AKC Reunite to help your lost pet get back home to you.

Pets with microchips are three times more likely to be reunited with their families!*

Enroll your pet’s microchip number with AKC Reunite to help your lost pet get back home to you.

*Source: Human Animal Support Services – June 28, 2023

MICROCHIPS WORK!

While a collar tag helps for speedy reunions in the neighborhood,
the microchip is the pet’s ultimate safety net!

WHAT IS A MICROCHIP?

A microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and assigns your pet a unique, permanent ID number. No two pet microchip ID numbers are alike. The microchip implanted under supervision of a licensed veterinarian is injected underneath the skin between your dog’s or cat’s shoulder blades. Implantation is quick and virtually painless, similar to a pet vaccine.

WHAT IS A MICROCHIP?

A microchip contains a unique ID number, specific to your pet. It is about the size of a grain of rice and is implanted underneath the skin between your dog or cat’s shoulder blades. Implantation is quick and virtually painless, like a normal pet vaccine. Your pet’s microchip contains a unique number that you then enroll with AKC Reunite so we can contact you and your alternate contacts when your pet is found.

It is important to clarify a microchip is NOT a GPS or tracking device because it has no power source! Instead, a microchip contains a small antenna that can only be read by a microchip scanner used by veterinarians, shelters, and animal control. When the scanner passes over the microchip, it reads the microchip ID number. It is not exactly the same, but similar to scanning a barcoded item at the grocery store.

HOW DO YOU FIND A PET’S MICROCHIP?

A microchip has no power source, so it is NOT a GPS or an online directory. Instead, a microchip has a small passive antenna that can transmit your pet’s unique ID number only when activated by a microchip scanner. When the scanner passes over the microchip, the scanner “turns on” the microchip for a few seconds and then reads and displays the microchip ID number.

HOW DO YOU FIND A PET’S MICROCHIP?

A microchip has no power source, so it is NOT a GPS or an online directory. Instead, a microchip has a small passive antenna that can transmit your pet’s unique ID number only when activated by a microchip scanner. When the scanner passes over the microchip, the scanner “turns on” the microchip for a few seconds and then reads and displays the microchip ID number.

WHAT DOES A MICROCHIP DO?

A microchip actually doesn’t do a lot on its own; it is similar to a blank collar tag. This is why you need to immediately enroll your pet’s unique ID number with your contact information in AKC Reunite’s Lost Pet Recovery Service. This way, we can contact you whenever your pet is found and their microchip number is scanned.

You can use our ONLINE RECORDS SYSTEM to keep your contact information up to date, day or night, at free of charge!

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOUR PET’S MICROCHIP IS SCANNED?

When your pet goes missing — and their microchip is scanned by a veterinarian, animal control or at an animal shelter — AKC Reunite is contacted. We find out your pet’s location and get the locator’s contact information. We then immediately call, email, and text you and any other contacts on your pet’s enrollment record to help reunite you and your pet as quickly as possible!

MICROCHIPS MATTER BECAUSE ID TAGS CAN FALL OFF
OR BECOME HARD TO READ

The American Veterinary Medical Association recommends pets have two forms of pet identification: permanent ID from a microchip and a visible identification from a personalized collar tag.

MICROCHIPS MATTER BECAUSE ID TAGS CAN FALL OFF OR BECOME HARD TO READ

The American Veterinary Medical Association recommends pets have two forms of pet identification: permanent ID from a microchip and a visible identification from a personalized collar tag. While a collar tag helps for speedy reunions in the neighborhood, the microchip enrolled with AKC Reunite is the pet’s ultimate safety net if they end up in a shelter or are found in need of emergency medical care!

ABOUT YOUR PET'S MICROCHIP

ABOUT YOUR PET’S MICROCHIP

MICROCHIPS ARE REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL

An International Health Certificate is required for pet travel and your pet’s microchip ID is required on the health certificate. Your pet must have its microchip before the Health Certificate process begins.

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MICROCHIPS ARE REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL

An International Health Certificate is required for pet travel and your pet’s microchip ID is required on the health certificate. Your pet must have its microchip before the Health Certificate process begins.

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PROTECTING YOUR PET TODAY,
PROTECTS THEM TOMORROW