> >>>> Considering that the # of cancers in dogs and cats is around 50%, > it's not as likely for an animal to get a cancer from a microchip as from > too many vaccinations or the crappy diet that many dogs/cats are fed. > > Exactly why I'd need a lot more data to be convinced that microchipping is > dangerous. It's more up for debate in my mind if it's the very best form of > ID, and if it should be the standard we're migrating towards, maybe.... >
Exactly. My boy is freezebranded (came that way from Iceland) and I've had him (as well as the dogs) chipped, too. I've heard too many tales of slaughterhouses looking the other way even with branded *mustangs*, so I have no illusions that either wold help in a stolen and sold to the killer buyer situation, but in terms of proving that I own a particular nondescript bay gelding, I feel a lot better. /Roo and Varði
