07/10/2024
The Animal Tracker database is a centralised system that stores information about pets that have been implanted with a microchip.
๐โ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐ณ๐๐คโ๐ช๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ ๐ก๐ฐ ๐ญ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ด ๐ถ๐๐ช๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐ก๐ช๐๐ช๐๐ข๐ก๐ช๐๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ก๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐๐ต๐๐ช๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ถ๐ก ๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ก ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด.
Here's how it typically works:
1. ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
A veterinarian or trained professional implants the microchip under the pet's skin. The process is quick and relatively painless.
2. ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
The pet breeder and keeper then registers their contact information, along with details about the pet (such as breed, colour, and any medical conditions) onto the database. This information is linked to the unique ID on the microchip.
3. ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
If the pet gets lost and is found by someone, an animal control officer, a shelter, veterinarian or other professional body can use a microchip scanner to read the unique ID on the chip. They can then contact the microchip database to retrieve the keeper's information. This service is available 24/7.
4. ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐๐:
Once the database is contacted, the keeper's information is provided, facilitating the reunification of the pet with its keeper. This is a crucial tool for reuniting lost pets with their families.
Animal Tracker is essential for improving the chances of finding lost pets and ensuring a swift and accurate reunion with their families. It's important, and law, for pet keepers to keep their contact information up-to-date in the microchip database so that they can be reached in case their pet is found.