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Micro-chipping question
Last year we adopted a shelter dog, and paid extra for her to have her
microchip set to our contact info. I was under the impression that it was set permanently. But this week I got a renewal bill (not sure if it's from the same company or if there are many companies?) for another year's renewal. Is this a scam? Are microchips paid once and set to your info forever? Or is there usually a yearly fee? Shari -- Dogs, bears, patriot, sports and cars t-shirts http://www.villagetshirts.com Macintosh and Windows shareware games http://www.gypsyware.com |
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Micro-chipping question
"Shari" wrote in message ... Last year we adopted a shelter dog, and paid extra for her to have her microchip set to our contact info. I was under the impression that it was set permanently. But this week I got a renewal bill (not sure if it's from the same company or if there are many companies?) for another year's renewal. Is this a scam? Are microchips paid once and set to your info forever? Or is there usually a yearly fee? Shari It depends upon the information included in your micro chip contract. I don't recall the details, so please forgive me on this. But you can have different information and different plans. My husband took care of all this, so I don't exactly remember what it all includes for the various costs. The basic micro chipping, IIRC, is the one time charge. Then there are add on's, like notifying vets within a certain mile radius if your pet goes missing. Sending out photo's to various shelters and rescues, etc. If you have any of those add-ons, I believe there is a yearly fee. td -- Dogs, bears, patriot, sports and cars t-shirts http://www.villagetshirts.com Macintosh and Windows shareware games http://www.gypsyware.com |
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tiny dancer wrote: It depends upon the information included in your micro chip contract. What? -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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Shari wrote: Is this a scam? Are microchips paid once and set to your info forever? Or is there usually a yearly fee? Microchipping and registration are two separate processes. Once you have the chip inserted and pay for it, it's yours (they can't remove it or turn it off - seriously). However, there needs to be some way to associate the number on the chip with your contact information and that's what the registries are for. There are several, which makes things somewhat more confusing. The AKC Companion Animal Recovery registry charges a one-time fee. My understanding is that HomeAgain charges a recurring fee. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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Shari wrote:
Is this a scam? Are microchips paid once and set to your info forever? Or is there usually a yearly fee? You can register the chip number with any agency you choose. Some are subscription services (with a yearly renewal) and others charge a one-time. I've got the latter, through AKC's CAR program. The chip itself was kind of expensive, but life-time registration was about $12.50 (and still is 9 years later--wow!). I can update the contact info as frequently as I want, for the life of the dog. AKC CAR: http://www.akccar.org/ -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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tiny dancer wrote:
I don't recall the details, so please forgive me on this. But you can have different information and different plans. My husband took care of all this, so I don't exactly remember what it all includes for the various costs. If you don't remember, or never knew in the first place, then you should refrain from giving advice on the subject. Really. It's not helpful. Or was your goal to confuse Shari even further? -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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Shelly wrote:
others charge a one-time fee. I am severely undercaffeinated. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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Micro-chipping question
"tiny dancer" spoke these words of
wisdom in : "Shari" wrote in message ... Last year we adopted a shelter dog, and paid extra for her to have her microchip set to our contact info. I was under the impression that it was set permanently. But this week I got a renewal bill (not sure if it's from the same company or if there are many companies?) for another year's renewal. Is this a scam? Are microchips paid once and set to your info forever? Or is there usually a yearly fee? Shari It depends upon the information included in your micro chip contract. I don't recall the details, so please forgive me on this. But you can have different information and different plans. My husband took care of all this, so I don't exactly remember what it all includes for the various costs. The basic micro chipping, IIRC, is the one time charge. Then there are add on's, like notifying vets within a certain mile radius if your pet goes missing. Sending out photo's to various shelters and rescues, etc. If you have any of those add-ons, I believe there is a yearly fee. td -- Dogs, bears, patriot, sports and cars t-shirts http://www.villagetshirts.com Macintosh and Windows shareware games http://www.gypsyware.com You are correct TD. If you have basic services, there is no additional fee. If you want all the bells and whistles, you need to pay a recurring fee. details here http://www.homeagain.com/1_0.html |
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elegy spoke these words of wisdom in
: On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:32:30 -0400, Shari wrote: Last year we adopted a shelter dog, and paid extra for her to have her microchip set to our contact info. I was under the impression that it was set permanently. But this week I got a renewal bill (not sure if it's from the same company or if there are many companies?) for another year's renewal. Is this a scam? Are microchips paid once and set to your info forever? Or is there usually a yearly fee? what company? i'm guessing homeagain. they've got a new program that includes all kinds of extra junk (they'll send your dog's picture/info to all the local vets/shelters if she goes missing, you get one free phone call to poison control, etc) for an additional annual fee. if you do not pay that annual fee, your information is still and will continue to be linked to your microchip, and works just fine. personally, i don't pay the annual fee. Me either. And because they wanted to add all that marketing junk, I wrote them and told them that I would never chip with their company again. And i wont. I think the pressure sucks. |
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diddy wrote:
You are correct TD. If you have basic services, there is no additional fee. If you want all the bells and whistles, you need to pay a recurring fee. How do you know what plan or even what company Shari is dealing with? It may be that the company her chip was registered with doesn't have a basic plan. They may only have a subscription service. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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