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Old 11-04-2017, 12:50 PM   #46325 (permalink)
Chula Vista
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Yes. But apparently they company doesn't use the chip to geo-locate and find your lost pet. They just have veterinarians and shelters scan all animals they come across for a chip and log that chip number to see if it is one on the list of missing pets. So, basically, $90 down the drain.
Lots of private citizens have scanners too. We have one. My wife signed up to a local lost pet network. She gets calls now and then from folks that have come across one. They bring it by and she scans it. Her success rate at reuniting a chipped pet with it's owner is about 90%!
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