HONOLULU (KHON2) — May is National Chip Your Pet Month. It’s a time to focus on a small step that makes a big difference: microchipping your pet.
Every year, about 10 million pets are lost in the United States and many never find their way home. A simple, low-cost chip under the skin is often the only way to reunite with your furry friend if they get lost.
Here’s what every pet owner needs to know to keep their pet safe and home where they belong.
1. A microchip is tiny but powerful
About the size of a grain of rice, a microchip is a small electronic device implanted just under your pet’s skin between the shoulders. It’s not a GPS. Instead, it holds a unique ID number. When scanned at a vet clinic or shelter, that number connects to your contact information—if you’ve registered it…