Microchip
Your Pet

   
Anyone who has ever owned a pet knows how quickly it can become a
cherished member of the family. And anyone who has ever lost a pet knows
the pain of heartbreak.

   
According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy,
only about 16 percent of dogs and 2 percent of cats find their way back
from shelters to their original owners.

 While
traditional pet identification methods are still recommended, they have
limitations. Tags can fade, rust, or get scratched, making them
impossible to read. Collars can come off or, even worse, get caught on
something while your pet is wandering about, causing him physical harm.
Fortunately, there is a relatively new technology available that may
give pets a better chance of being reunited with their owners. It is
called the microchip identification system, or microchipping.

给宠物带上芯片

   
   
养过宠物的人都知道它是如何很快地成为家庭中珍贵的一员，丧失宠物的人也都知道那种酸楚和心痛。

      
据全国宠物研究和政策委员会的说法，大约仅有16%的狗和2%的猫能从收容所找到回到主人身边的路。

   
  
尽管传统的宠物识别方法仍可推荐，但它的作用有限。如标牌会褪色、生锈和有擦痕，常使人不可能辨读。颈圈可能脱落，更糟的是，当宠物游荡时，颈圈可能会钩到东西，伤害宠物身体。幸运的是，使失散宠物与主人重逢有了一种较新的技术，这就是微芯片识别系统。

  
How Microchipping Works？With
microchipping, a veterinarian uses a hypodermic needle to inject a tiny
computer chip containing a unique identification number just under your
pet's skin between the shoulder blades. The number on the computer chip
is then entered into a national database along with the corresponding
contact information for your pet.

   
If your lost or stolen pet is found, any animal hospital, shelter, or
humane society can use a microchip scanner to read the unique ID number
contained on the chip. The veterinarian or shelter worker then phones
the database or accesses it on a computer and enters the number on the
microchip. The database matches the identification number to your name
and phone number so that you can be contacted with the location of your
pet.

   
While the price for microchip implantation can vary, it often falls
between $25 and $40. Microchips are convenient, safe, and
reliable.Implantation is simple and routine.The chip can't be lost or
damaged, and it lasts for the pet's lifetime.

      
微芯片识别系统是如何发挥作用的呢？兽医用皮下注射针，将含有独特识别代码的微小计算机芯片打入宠物肩胛骨之间的皮下，然后将芯片中的代码和发现宠物后的联系方法一齐输入到全国数据库中，这就构成了寻找宠物的微芯片识别系统。假如发现了你所遗失或被偷的宠物，任何动物医院、收容所或慈善机构就可使用一种微芯片扫描仪，读出该宠物皮下芯片独特的代码。然后，兽医或收容所人员就可致电数据库或在电脑上输入此代码，数据库就会告诉他们，拥有此代码宠物主人的姓名和电话，这样，马上就有人告诉你，你的宠物现在何处了。

   
  
微芯片植入的价格不等，常在25和40美元之间。微芯片是方便、安全和可靠的。植入方法也是简单易行的。该芯片不会遗失或损坏，它可伴随宠物终身。

  
A microchip won't work unless your pet is properly scanned by a
microchip reader. There are some shelters and veterinarians in the
United States that don't have readers yet. Until recently, each brand of
microchip could only be read by its own brand of microchip scanner. Not
all shelters and veterinarians have the new universal readers.

   Microchip
scanning is not 100 percent effective. Microchips should be scanned
before being placed in a pet to ensure that the unique identifying
number is readable. ABC

   
  
扫描方法不当，该芯片也不会有反应。美国的一些收容所和兽医还没有装备这种芯片识别机。直到最近，每种品牌的微芯片仅能由同一品牌的微芯片识别机来辨认，但不是所有的收容所和兽医都拥有新型统一的识别机。

   
  
微芯片扫描不是百分之百有效的。在埋入宠物皮下之前，应先扫描此微芯片，以确保辨读该片独特的识别代码。  
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