03-11-2015, 09:21 AM
Yes I had heard of this case.
Lost/found or deceased animals are very likely not to be scanned for a microchip! Now that sounds stupid, but it happens. Health department workers should always contact animal control, or in the UK the Dog Warden, or other animal control department, if they find a deceased pet. But they often don't.
Those microchip scanners are lightweight, easy to use, and anyone could carry one.
I know this would involve a little more work, but they should also note the appearance of the animal etc (in case no microchip is found) and check that on a database of reported lost pets.
So do they? My guess is -no.
Lost/found or deceased animals are very likely not to be scanned for a microchip! Now that sounds stupid, but it happens. Health department workers should always contact animal control, or in the UK the Dog Warden, or other animal control department, if they find a deceased pet. But they often don't.
Those microchip scanners are lightweight, easy to use, and anyone could carry one.
I know this would involve a little more work, but they should also note the appearance of the animal etc (in case no microchip is found) and check that on a database of reported lost pets.
So do they? My guess is -no.
