When you want to keep your pet, you should chip it! 🔍🐶 🐱
The Tech-Savvy Way to Pawtection
Microchipping is a safe and effective way to identify your pet. Think of it as your pet’s personal ID card that nestles comfortably under the fur.
Done by a vet a teeny-tiny chip (the size of a rice grain) is injected under their skin. A process as quick as a dog snatching a treat.
This handy chip carries a unique ID code that can be scanned by a handheld scanner that connects your pet to their vital deets, so if they pull a Houdini, you’re (hopefully) just a phone call away from reuniting with your beloved escape artist.
Chipping Away at Misconceptions
Let’s bust a myth or two, shall we?
Microchips aren’t tracking devices for secret pet spy missions.
These chips don’t have GPS capabilities; they need a scanning device to reveal their secrets.
So, alas, you can’t track your cat’s midnight adventures on OpenStreetMap
Some people believe that microchipping is not necessary if their pet is already wearing a collar with an ID tag.
But collars can be lost or removed and microchipping provides an additional layer of protection for your pet.
The Origins of Check The Chip Day
Check The Chip Day is a nationwide event created and organized by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) since 2002.
The purpose of Check The Chip Day is to remind pet owners to have their pets microchipped and to keep the registration information up-to-date.
How to attend Check The Chip Day:
You can visit your local veterinarian or animal shelter to have your pet microchipped.
Many veterinarians and animal shelters offer discounts on microchipping services on Check The Chip Day.
Update your pet’s chip info if you move or get a new phone number.
Make a photo or video of your pet getting microchipped.
Post a meme, poem or song about the importance of pet identification.
Share your experience on social media with #CheckTheChipDay.
Chip, Chip, Hooray!
Our pets deserve the best protection and it’s up to us to be their tech-savvy knights in shining armor. Don’t let your pet be a statistic. Get them microchipped on Check The Chip Day!And if anyone asks you why you’re celebrating Check The Chip Day by trying to get yourself chipped, just tell them Wild Calendar gave you the idea.
Happy Check The Chip Day!
#CheckTheChipDay #NationalCheckTheChipDay
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World Catnip Awareness Day
Cats for President Day
Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
World Stray Animals Day
Craft for Your Local Shelters Day
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