How does HomeAgain pet recovery work? Within moments of receiving notification of your lost dog or cat, HomeAgain sends out Lost Pet Alerts with your pet’s Lost Pet Poster to participating animal shelters, vet clinics, and volunteer PetRescuers within a 10-mile radius of where your pet was last seen. Our network can help find your pet.

How much does HomeAgain cost? Initial registration is $19.99 and includes a number of benefits: dedicated lost pet recovery specialists, a free 24/7 emergency medical hotline staffed by licensed ASPCA veterinarians, found pet travel assistance (if your lost cat or dog travels over 500 miles away, HomeAgain covers up to $500 in travel expenses to

Can you track your pet with HomeAgain microchip? Pet microchips are not tracking devices. They are radio-frequency identification (RFID) implants that provide permanent ID for your pet. Because they use RFID technology, microchips do not require a power source like a GPS.

Is HomeAgain a microchip? HomeAgain is the only dog & cat microchipping product on the market today that has the Bio-Bond patented anti-migration feature to help ensure that the microchip will stay in place so that it may be easily located and scanned.

How does HomeAgain pet recovery work? – Additional Questions

Do HomeAgain microchips expire?

How the Microchip Works. A HomeAgain microchip is a permanent pet ID. The microchip itself has no internal energy source, so it will last the life of your pet.

Which microchip registry is best?

To be safest, we recommend that you register your pet’s microchip both with the manufacturer’s registry and with the Found Animals registry. Found Animals: This registry is “universal” & completely free and is part of the Found Animal Foundation, a non-profit working hard to help more pets stay in their homes.

What type of microchip is HomeAgain?

Luckily, HomeAgain microchips are ISO microchips and can be recognized by scanners worldwide. So if your pet loses its way while traveling, you have the security of knowing HomeAgain can help bring your pet home safely.

What is the best microchip for dogs?

Here are the Top 5 Dog Microchip Companies.
  • Schering-Plough By HomeAgain. An advantage of the Schering-Plough microchip by HomeAgain is that the microchip can be read by any pet scanner.
  • 24 Pet Watch By Allflex.
  • ResQ By Bayer.
  • AKC-CAR By Trovan.
  • The Friendchip By Avid.

What is HomeAgain for dogs?

HomeAgain is a comprehensive pet recovery service that has been reuniting lost pets with their owners for more than 10 years. Our system is utilized when a microchip with a unique ID number is injected between the shoulder blades of your pet, which can be done by a veterinarian if your pet is not already microchipped.

How do I transfer ownership of a microchipped dog HomeAgain?

If your pet is registered with another registry, such as AVID or HomeAgain, you (or the new owner) will need to contact that registry directly to request for them to update the microchip registration in their database. As always, the Michelson Found Animals Registry is 100% FREE.

Do you have to pay to transfer microchip?

If you don’t know the date of birth, you can ask the previous keeper to start the transfer from within their account. They will need your email address and phone number to start the transfer. You will need to create an account, activate the account, then pay the transfer fee to accept the transfer. Q.

Can a vet change microchip details?

Changing your details at your vet will not change your microchip details, as these are held by a separate company. This is the same if you rehome an animal which is already microchipped.

Can a dog have two microchips?

If you know your pet has more than one microchip implanted, make sure you keep the database information updated for each microchip. People don’t routinely assume there’s more than one microchip (because it is very uncommon), so they will try to find the owner based on the registry number of the microchip they detect.

Can you scan a dog chip with your phone?

Unfortunately, no. A smart phone can not and will not ever be able to read a pet’s microchip. There are no apps for iphone or android that do this and there never will be. There will never be an iphone, android- google, samsung or otherwise that will ever have that capability.

How long does a microchip last in a dog?

How long do microchips last? Microchips are designed to work for 25 years.

Do dog thieves remove microchips?

Pet thieves will typically remove signs of identification, including microchips and GPS collars, and replace them with others.

What do you do if someone won’t give your pet back?

The pet owner’s recourse follows two main courses of action: you can attempt to negotiate for the return of the pet. Or you can also file a court action to determine the legal ownership of the pet and mandate return of the pet to the rightful owner.

Is it illegal to not microchip your dog?

What happens if I don’t microchip my dog? The keeper can be fined up to £500. If a dog isn’t microchipped then the local authority will serve a notice on the dog’s keeper requiring that they get the dog microchipped within 21 days. If the keeper fails to comply with the notice then they can be prosecuted and fined.

Can a dog chip be reprogrammed?

They’ll give you the company information so you can go online and amend contact details such as address, phone number, and email. Only the chip service can update microchip information, not your vet or other organizations.

Can I Changing microchip details without previous owner?

Changing microchip details without previous owner

You can take the pet to a shelter or a vet to get it scanned. They will be able to tell you which company the microchip is registered with. They will also provide you with the unique microchip code.

How do I find out who my dogs microchip is registered with?

To find out whether your dog is microchipped, or to find out the microchip number, take them along to your local vet and have them scanned. Once you have the microchip number, you can use a chip checker online to find out who they’re registered with.