More pet owners opt for microchip since the East Japan earthquake
In a wake of the East Japan earthquake, more pet owners have chosen to use microchip, which is a 2 mm glass encased identification that contain 15 digit numbers placed under the pet’s skin.
Japan Veterinary Medical Association, who has been managing the data since 2006, reported that the number of microchip use have risen to the highest of 39,895 cases in a 3-month period between April 1 to June 30 after the disaster, an increase of 6,500 since the previous period. In the subsecquent period of July to September was the second highest; 34,512 cases.
The association commented, “It was probably due to the fact that many of the pet owners could not be located in the disaster-stricken areas of the East Japan earthquake.”
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