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Pets don't know how to tell someone their name, how to phone home and are in grave danger of never returning home if not identified. Some methods of pet identification include:
 | Rabies tags: Rabies tags should be traceable through serial numbers on the tag. Animals with Mile-High rabies tags can be traced through metro shelters. Tags from individual veterinarians can be traced through that veterinary clinic. |
| Identification Tags: ID tags are very helpful in helping pets find their homes again. Pet ID tags can be ordered through many mail order companies, on the Internet, or through instant tag making machines available at many pet stores. Other devices are made to hang on the collar like a tag, but contain information inside a little barrel or in a clear plastic heart. |
| Collars can be purchased with a phone number custom embroidered into the collar. Collars can be marked with a phone number using a permanent marker. |
| Permanent tattoos are available with an identifying number placed on the dog, usually on the inside of the thigh. |
| Microchips are the newest form of identification. Microchips are small passive devices that are implanted under the skin of a dog. When the area is scanned with a special reader, the chip "echos" back a serial number. Microchips have no internal power supply and are completely safe. Many (if not most) shelters now scan all incoming animals for microchips. Pets with chips can be traced through a registry and returned promptly to their owners. Microchips are available at a very reasonable rate through most veterinary clinics. |
Last updated May 18th, 2004