RE: Micro-chips and identification
 
I believe most people are not clear as to what information IS contained in a
micro-chip.
 
It is a number.  That is all.  That number is registered to the animal and
owner, and after insertion, the information is sent to a National clearing
house for that manufacturer of micro-chip.
 
Then, one must have a special 'wand' that will 'read' the number if it is
passed within 6 inches (I think it is, correct me if I am wrong on this..it
is 2:30am and no vets to call at this hour!) of the micro-chip.
 
There is simply no way to read any other information that might be encoded
on a chip.  If the chip were to store more information, it would then
require some sort of power source, which would make it larger, and believe
me, I don't want my furkid running around with a 1 inch swelling in his
neck!
 
Joe
[Posted in FML issue 1986]