HomeAgain®
Microchip Identification System
Part of a Program of Responsible Pet Care:
Spay/Neuter, Vaccinate, Microchip.
Your pet is an important member of the
family and unfortunately thousands of pets are lost or stolen each
year.
To help prevent pet loss, consider microchipping with HomeAgain®,
an advanced pet identification system that reunites pets with their
owners.
Why Have your Pet Microchipped with
HomeAgain®
- Only about 14% of dogs taken to animal
shelters are returned to their owners.
- 30–60% of lost pets that end up in shelters
are euthanized, since they cannot be identified and reunited with
their owners.
- Fewer than 25% of animals in shelters are
adopted.
- Collar ID tags are easily lost and can be
removed.
- Identification tattoos are difficult to
remove, but may be altered, blurred or troublesome to decipher.
Duplication of ID numbers is also possible.
- Microchipping is a permanent, entirely
unalterable form of pet identification.
- Shelters, humane societies and
veterinarians are using microchip scanners in ever-increasing
numbers.
- Microchipping is inexpensive, safe, fast
and virtually painless for a pet.
How
HomeAgain® Works
The HomeAgain® microchip
is a tiny device, the size of a grain of rice encoded with a unique,
permanent identification number. The device itself is implanted by a
veterinarian just under the skin between the shoulders. Insertion is
quick and virtually painless with no anesthetic or further treatment
required. If your pet is lost, the microchip can be detected and the
identification code read by a scanner used by veterinarians, animal
shelters and other pet-related agencies.
The identification code, registered with the Companion Animal
Recovery (CAR), is matched to the owner or the designated contact to
initiate the recovery process.
From Enrollment to Recovery: How the HomeAgain® System
Works
Enrollment
Once the HomeAgain® microchip
has been implanted in your pet, your veterinarian will provide you
with an American Kennel Club-Companion Animal Recovery (AKC-CAR)
program enrollment form.
In order to enroll your pet in the database, immediately send this
form, using the pre-paid envelope supplied, to the AKC-CAR program.
The one-time payment provides lifetime enrollment for your pet.
Tagging
Your veterinarian will also provide you
with a special yellow tag to attach to your pet's collar. This
promptly alerts any animal shelter or veterinarian that your pet has
a microchip and is enrolled in the AKC-CAR database.
Stay in Touch
Always make sure that your contact
information is current.
Notify AKC-CAR immediately at 1-800-252-7894 in the event you move,
obtain a new telephone number or change veterinarians. Also contact
them if you travel frequently, since they can register temporary
contact information. Keeping the AKC-CAR program updated as to your
whereabouts is absolutely essential in the event your pet becomes
lost.
For Life
You’ve made a lifetime commitment to your
pet, and HomeAgain® makes the same to you. With no
batteries or energy source, the microchip is activated only when a
scanner reads it. The scanner provides the microchip with the power
necessary to transmit the unique code that identifies your pet.
Since the chip needs no power itself, it will transmit the unique ID
code for the life of your pet.
Recovery Services
The AKC-CAR program’s database contains
information on more than 1.6 million pets, with thousands of new
enrollments each year.
The program is dedicated to reuniting pets with their owners—24
hours a day, 7 days a week. Thanks to the HomeAgain®
Microchip Identification System and AKC-CAR, more than 185,000 lost
pets have been reunited with their owners. On average, a lost pet
microchipped with HomeAgain® is reunited with his or her
family every 11 minutes!
With
Microchipping, Peace of Mind Comes Easy
Visit your veterinarian and have your pet
permanently identified with a HomeAgain® microchip.
Enroll your pet in the AKC-CAR program
database for a small, one-time-only fee. Send in your enrollment
form with your payment in the pre-paid envelope provided. Once
processed, you will receive a confirmation letter, which will allow
you to verify all the information recorded.
We know you love your pets and that they
represent an important part of your life. Microchipping with
HomeAgain® is not only an essential part of responsible
pet care, helping to decrease the number of unclaimed pets winding
up in shelters, but also makes it easier to reunite you with a very
special friend should you become separated.
To report a lost or found
animal, contact AKC-CAR by
dialing 1-800-252-7894.
Responsible Pet Care: Spay/Neuter, Vaccinate, Microchip
www.HomeAgainID.com
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