Microchipping Explained
Microchipping is a simple procedure. A veterinary surgeon or an approved implanter simply injects a microchip for pets, about the size of a grain of rice under the surface of your pet's skin between the shoulder blades. The process is similar to an injection and takes only a few seconds. No anesthetic is required and this procedure can routinely be done in very young animals.
The microchip is a permanent pet ID and as it has no internal energy source, it will last the life of your pet. It is read by passing a microchip scanner over the pet's shoulder blades. The scanner emits a low radio frequency that provides the power necessary where the chip is located to transmit the microchip's unique cat or dog ID code and identify the pet.
While all pets should wear collar tags imprinted with their name and the contact details of their owner these identity tags can become worn and impossible to read or can fall off the animal and that is why a microchip is the only form of pet identification that is permanent, with a unique number that cannot be altered or removed.
Hundreds of millions of microchips have been injected into animals over the last number of decades and the process has been proven to be very safe. The microchip is made out of an inert, biocompatible substance, which means it won't cause an allergic reaction or degenerate over time.
Each Microchip has a world-unique 15 digit number on it and this is read by the scanner. There are no personal details of the pet or the owner contained on the microchip and it is for this reason that registering your details with a government-compliant database such as Chipworks is vital.
Keeping these details up to date and correct is so important as these are the details we will use to contact you in the event that your pet is lost and someone finds it.
The microchip is a permanent pet ID and as it has no internal energy source, it will last the life of your pet. It is read by passing a microchip scanner over the pet's shoulder blades. The scanner emits a low radio frequency that provides the power necessary where the chip is located to transmit the microchip's unique cat or dog ID code and identify the pet.
While all pets should wear collar tags imprinted with their name and the contact details of their owner these identity tags can become worn and impossible to read or can fall off the animal and that is why a microchip is the only form of pet identification that is permanent, with a unique number that cannot be altered or removed.
Hundreds of millions of microchips have been injected into animals over the last number of decades and the process has been proven to be very safe. The microchip is made out of an inert, biocompatible substance, which means it won't cause an allergic reaction or degenerate over time.
Each Microchip has a world-unique 15 digit number on it and this is read by the scanner. There are no personal details of the pet or the owner contained on the microchip and it is for this reason that registering your details with a government-compliant database such as Chipworks is vital.
Keeping these details up to date and correct is so important as these are the details we will use to contact you in the event that your pet is lost and someone finds it.
Transfer of keepership
It's important that your pet's microchip registration details are kept up to date so that you have the best chance of being reunited with them if they ever go missing.
That means it's also important to make sure that the registration is in your name and not still in the name of the breeder, previous keeper or rescue organisation that you got your pet from. Don't rely on the previous keeper to have done this for you unless you have received confirmation that the microchip is registered in your name.
Dogs have been required by law since April 2016 to be microchipped and for the keeper details to be kept up to date on a recognised Defra-compliant database and you may be committing an offence if the microchip is not correctly registered.
If your pet's microchip is not registered in your name, you will need to complete a transfer of keepership.
If you are the new keeper...To transfer the microchip registration into your name, you will need your pet's 15 digit microchip number and an 8 digit Transfer PIN (also known as a transfer code) order to do this online.
We, (Rob & Sarah) should have given you the Transfer PIN along with other paperwork e.g. purchase receipt, vaccination card etc. But don't worry if you haven't got a Transfer PIN; we'll be able to provide you with one after we check a few details with you as part of our validation process.
You can click the Transfer of Keepership button below to be taken to the Chipworks login portal, where you will be able to make the transfer.
If you are not too sure, or just need advice, just get in contact with Rob or Sarah
That means it's also important to make sure that the registration is in your name and not still in the name of the breeder, previous keeper or rescue organisation that you got your pet from. Don't rely on the previous keeper to have done this for you unless you have received confirmation that the microchip is registered in your name.
Dogs have been required by law since April 2016 to be microchipped and for the keeper details to be kept up to date on a recognised Defra-compliant database and you may be committing an offence if the microchip is not correctly registered.
If your pet's microchip is not registered in your name, you will need to complete a transfer of keepership.
If you are the new keeper...To transfer the microchip registration into your name, you will need your pet's 15 digit microchip number and an 8 digit Transfer PIN (also known as a transfer code) order to do this online.
We, (Rob & Sarah) should have given you the Transfer PIN along with other paperwork e.g. purchase receipt, vaccination card etc. But don't worry if you haven't got a Transfer PIN; we'll be able to provide you with one after we check a few details with you as part of our validation process.
You can click the Transfer of Keepership button below to be taken to the Chipworks login portal, where you will be able to make the transfer.
If you are not too sure, or just need advice, just get in contact with Rob or Sarah
