Microchip Your Pets

Microchipping

For any responsible pet owner, a micro-chip is an essential. It allows for an animal to be reunited with its owner as quickly as possible. The micro-chip is a form of identification that no matter the time span an animal has been lost – whether it be a day or a year, the owner will still be traced.  

One minute they’re there, the next they’re gone. It’s impossible to keep track of your pets every minute of the day and night. A very small percentage of the stray animals being admitted to our Kloof and Highway SPCA are owner claimed. If a pet is microchipped we are able to contact the owners and reunite them with their pet. There have been animals that when scanned there is a chip but it says not registered.

Please also ensure your details are registered and kept updated. Our SPCA uses the BackHome Microchip manufactured by Virbac and all animals adopted from us are microchipped with their new owners details.

Microchipping your pets with BackHome offers pet owners the following:

• Permanent identification
• Proof of ownership
• Missing pet alerts
• Store any brand of microchip on our database
• Update your address to a temporary holiday address whilst on holiday
• Before going on holiday check your chip at your local vet
• Free support 24/7 so you can keep your details updated

How does it work?

• A microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and is implanted under the skin between the animal’s shoulder blades.
• The procedure is quick and can be performed by a veterinarian during a routine wellness visit. Each chip has a serial number that is detected by using a handheld scanner.
• When scanned, the chip reveals a serial number. The microchip company is then contacted to access their database so that we, in turn, may be given the owner’s contact information.
• It is very important that the owner’s contact information and address be kept up to date with the microchip company. There have been many instances where owners have forgotten to update their details and can sometimes lead to a time delay and in some cases an almost impossible task to find the owner.

Ensure your details are updated on www.backhome.co.za

Should you require any assistance please e-mail backhome@virbac.co.za

If you lose your pet please ensure you report it missing to our Kloof and Highway SPCA. You can come in personally and complete a lost report or telephone, then email photographs of your missing pet. You will be given a reference number so please keep this number. You are encouraged to come in and personally look for your pet as many of the animals look similar (especially the adult cats and you know your pet the best!) If you find your pet please notify us and if your pet is still missing after 3 months, please do a new lost report so that it remains current on our files.

You can have your pet microchipped at the Kloof & Highway SPCA Clinic.

Help us REUNITE the Lost and Found

More than 90% of lost and found pets arrive at our shelter without any form of identification.