Dogs :Great Example of Why Microchips are so Important!

This is a great story of the value of microchipping! Everyone should do this simple, inexpensive procedure to ensure that they will find any lost or stolen pets! You can get your animal microchipped at SNAP for which will include the registration! Here is what Lisa had to say in her own words and a few pics of Sassy, the pup mentioned in her account:

“I am Lisa Matson with LAP Dog Rescue in Waller, TX. In 2006 I adopted a dachshund/basset hound mix, “Sassy” out to a family looking for a companion for their children. At the signing of the adoption contract, the adopter is advised and walked through the steps to register the micro chip in their name. The dog was returned to me a month later because she was “too much puppy” for the smaller child in the family. Sassy was adopted out again two months later to another family. As always, my adopters are required to sign an adoption contract. One of the terms of my contract is that if the dog cannot stay with the family for ANY reason, the dog should be returned to LAP Dog Rescue and not given away, traded, sold, bartered, etc. I consider this a binding contract.

I received an e-mail from the director of Animal Health Services at Auburn University in Alabama claiming they had a female dog who’s micro chip was traced back to my rescue. They called the original adopter and the number had been disconnected. Then they placed a call to one of her emergency contacts who was able to contact her and have her call the director. The adopter informed the that the dog had been returned to LAP Dog Rescue. The director placed another call to 24Petwatch at which time she was given my information as the shelter who implanted the chip. The new adopter did not register the chip as advised while completing the adoption process. I was very upset to hear that one of my rescue dogs was being held at a research facility. Because the director at this facility followed protocol, ”Sassy” is being flown back to Houston, TX and not being used for research.

If this incident does not speak volumes to the public about micro chipping their dogs, I don’t know what will. I am writing with the hope that you might be able to use this story to promote the mirco chipping of all pets. I’ve attached pictures of Sassy who should be boarding a flight to come home to Texas.”

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Dogs :Great Example of Why Microchips are so Important!

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