Microchips can help in ownership disputes, but they are not definitive legal proof. The chip links a pet to its registered owner via a unique identification number stored in a database. However, microchips can only provide evidence of who registered the pet, not legal ownership. Courts often consider other factors like adoption records, veterinary records, and licensing in determining ownership. One of the key reasons to microchip your pet is that while microchips form a permanent and reliable link between pets and their registered guardians, they are primarily intended for identification and reuniting lost pets, which can be crucial in recovering your pet if they go missing.