A lost dog found after a Phish concert in Indiana has been identified by the implanted microchip in it! From Yahoo/WRTV News:
An implanted microchip helped Humane Society workers determine that a dog found outside an Indiana concert venue in June belonged to someone in California, RTV6 reported Tuesday......A microchip implanted in Sadie showed that the dog was from California, the Hamilton County Humane Society said.
The society said it believes someone took Sadie from California to the Phish concert in Indiana.
After Sadie's owner was contacted, he arranged for his sister in New Hampshire to drive to Indiana, pick up the dog, and drive it to California, RTV6 reported.
I paid about $45 a piece to chip my three dogs. Then an additional $12.50 each to register the chip number with the AKC. I assumed that the $12.50 was a one-time fee, but it could turn out to be yearly. I don't mind if it is. It is definitely worth it to me. Gives me some piece of mind if they are lost.
www.homeagainid.com
The web page claims that over 200,000 pets have been recovered as a result of these chips.
Posted by: Mo at August 12, 2004 04:08 PMThat actually seems like a reasonable price. Certainly it is for the folks in California who will get their (hopefully) beloved dog back.
Posted by: Jeff Soyer at August 12, 2004 10:52 PM