This article is inspired by the post I’ve read at Petsafe articles at AmericaOutdoor. Check it first before you read this.

Animals are not safe from getting lost. Most dog owners fear the fact that they can lose their dogs or cats while walking on the street, jogging in the park, strolling outside or worse while they are home alone. With thousands of dog and cat breeds, it is hard to find a dog or a cat which looks exactly like the pets of a thousand more pet owners. Most lost pets either find their way to city pounds, shelters, new owners or the other worst possibilities, in a Chinese menu (news on dog and cat meat on Chinese menu) or in the stomach of a shark (with news today on dog meat used as shark baits).

We know how much owners love their pets. We can see it with the products they provide to ensure good health, proper grooming and secured protection. That is why; most pet owners today are looking at the idea of pet micro chipping.

Micro chip technology is the newly suggested method to keep track of pets and identify them once lost. A micro chip not bigger than a grain of rice but contains details about the owner and a tracking number is implanted on pets. AVID and HomeAgain are the leading names in pet microchips. The ideas of micro chipping is not yet widely accepted for some raise issues on animal rights and claim it being an inhumane act due to the surgical procedure the pet has to go through.

Pet owners who do not want to go through such can still protect their pets in other ways. Providing products to ensure safety and security is another way.Petsafe is well known for their dog containment line up. Make sure your pets are safely contained specially when you leave them alone or unattended. Putting collars and tags with your details is also a good option. This way you do not have to worry on losing them and later regret that you didn’t have them micro chipped.