id chips in pets?

I agree with you. My 2 cats are both microchipped.

I have micro chipped hundreds of dogs through my work in animal welfarre. It is an excellent form of identification.
Can I please just remind everyone who has their pets chipped, to update their details if they change ie, address, telephone numbers and ownership of the animals.
There is nothing quite like the sinking feeling you get when you pick up a stray to find it is microchipped but has the wrong details registered

It's a brilliant idea. It's not just pets that run away. But also if your pet is stolen, as is very common now a days.

Microchipping your dog is the most responsible thing you can do, especially if they lose their collar. Not only is our's microchipped, it also has a medic-alert tag so if it ever gets lost and injured it's vet's fees are all sorted.

I agree -all my dogs are chipped and so are the horses.

Microchipping is safe fast and painless way of having your pet permanently identified. Whilst it is important for Dogs (and cats) to wear a collar tag, these can come off and without a Microchip, many thousands of pets would never be reunited with their owners. Microchiping costs vary, from £11 to £25. The microchip is a permanent form of ID that lasts the pet's lifetime. However, microchipping without the support of a professionally run database is worthless!

Petlog (managed by the Kennel Club of Great Britain) is the UK's largets Pet Reunification Database. Last year it registered nearly half a million pets, answered over 100,000 enquiries and assisted with over 70,000 reunification calls. Petlog offers lifetime membership for just £15 (equivalent to an average pet's life of £1 a year). This service ensures there are no further charges, simplifies the process of keeping contact details up to date (online), offers the ability to add an emergency contact (family/friends), can send an automatic Lost Pet Alert within a 30 mile radiues once a pet is reported missing, has a SMS text facility, can record holiday and pet passport info and comes complete with an informative wallet to stote pet information with two free plastic collar tags to notify finder that that the pet is registered with Petlog.

Petlog manages the 24/7 Central Reunification Database and is available to help you keep your pets safe. For more information visit www.petlog.org.uk or contact Petlog on 0870 6066751. If you'd like to join Petlog Premium Lifetime Membership, you can do so either on line for £11.50, or via the call centre - all you need is your pet's Microchipped Number and quote Yahoo Answers! (a saving of £3.50).

June 2007 is National Microchipping Month, watch out for futher information on events in your area! www.nationalmicrochippingmonth.org.uk.

agreed,had my 3 month old lab chipped last week only cost £20

Both of my dogs are chipped, i agree with you it is a great idea and everyone should have there pet chipped.

Mine are chipped...My vet charged 60 dollars each...If you go to your local animal shelter or pound, they do it for 20 dollars...I didn't find out till i had mine done already...

You are right. Also, if not microchipped, and even if microchipped, it is also a good, cheap and easy thing to have a name and phone tag on them. There is no reason why not to and it helps lost animals find theirowners.

Brilliant creations. The first thing they do when an animal is picked up is scan it for a microchip.
Oh and anyone out there on benefit, i think that includes Family Tax Credit, you can go to your council with proof of benefit and they will send the dog warden round and she will do it in your home, for half the cost.
People not on benefit can also have it done by the council but you have to pay the full price, though i think it is still cheaper than the vet charges.
They do this in my county so i am assuming they do in all the others too.

i did on my cat.

1 reason that new pet owner don't id chip is : they think that their pet won't run away from them ( especially cats ), silly idea, but many people have it.

i totally agree its quick and painless and only costs 15 pounds if you look around, its the best way of making sure if your pet gets lost you know the chip will be scanned and they will be found!

My dog is chipped. She came to us from the RSPCA when she was five weeks old. We updated the information whe we changed her name. She is now four years old and so many people have commented about how fast she is when she chases her tennis ball, that I believe that she was really fitted with some kind of "go faster" tunning chip!

We have 2 cats and both have micro chips.

All my pets are done! ok apart from the fish :0)

hi there, i agree with you my dog has got a micro chip, because if i ever lost her it would break my heart.she is part of the famliy you see all sray dogs and i really do feel sorry for them. the mirco chip only cost me £11 its not much at all

I agree completely. My two cats are already done.

we did it after our puppy ran away. he returned after 26 hours, and we spayed and lojacked him. definately agree.

i am already micro chipped :P

Totally agree 100%

I totally agree with you.

YES I AGREE WITH YOU I HAD MY BOY CHIPPED WHEN HE WAS A PUPPY AND ANOTHER THING I THINK ALL OWNERS SHOULD HAVE INSURANCE FOR THEIR DOGS.TOO MANY PEOPLE DECIDE TO HAVE THEIR ANIMALS PUT TO SLEEP BECAUSE THEY MAYBE CANT AFFORD TO PAY FOR TREATMENT WHEN THEY BECOME ILL. I KNOW
TWO PEOPLE WHO DID THIS AND I FOUND IT UNFORGIVABLE AND THE WORST THING IS ONE OF THEM WENT ON TO GET ANOTHER DOG!!!!!!!!!!!

Both my dogs,my cat and my 2 ferrets are microchipped.

The ferrets never leave the house but a friends ferret escaped and the RSPCA put it down the same day it was handed into them cos it had no chip and no collar and I don't want to risk that happening to mine.

I also have my Cockatiel and my rats and gerbils chipped too.

Would love to get my African Pygmy Hedgehog chipped but the vet won't.

It's best to be safe in case any of them escape

i so agree sdaves heart ache upset even my dog turned up two years after missing when he got ill the new owners took to vets went to get chippied but found out he was already owned noe i have him back and he goes and satys with his new found famliy for holidays.

how about watching your dog more carefully... you do not microchip your child