The device is small enough to fit inside a hypodermic needle and can be simply injected under the skin of your new puppy. It offers permanent, positive identification which cannot be lost, altered or intentionally removed. A radio signal is used to read this number through the skin of your puppy. Puppies are usually identified during their initial vaccination series or at the time of placement with their new families. Pet theft is also a daily occurrence.
Most shelters destroy the majority of pets they impound.
They are destroyed only because they are not identified. Injecting the AVID Microchip is just like any other injection or vaccination. There is minimal discomfort with the procedure. The AVID Microchip is inert and bio-compatible, which means that there is virtually no chance of the body developing an allergy or trying to reject the AVID Microchip after being properly placed. AVID and local veterinarians, Animal Shelters, Human Societies, etc, all scan every animal that comes into the shelter, and again prior to euthanasia or adoption.