Lord Linda K, Ingwersen Walter, Gray Janet L, Wintz David J
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2009 Jul 15;235(2):160-7. doi: 10.2460/javma.235.2.160.
To characterize animals with microchips entering animal shelters and the process used to find owners.
Cross-sectional study.
7,704 microchipped animals entering 53 animal shelters between August 2007 and March 2008.
Data for animals with microchips were recorded by participating animal shelters and reported monthly.
Of 7,704 animals, strays accounted for slightly more than half (4,083 [53.0%]), with the remainder classified as owner-relinquished animals (3,225 [41.9%]) and other (396 [5.1%]). Of 3,425 stray animals for which animal shelters reported that the owner was found, a higher percentage of dog owners (2,191/2,956 [74.1%]) than cat owners (298/469 [63.5%]) was found. For 876 animals for which the owners could not be found, the main reasons were incorrect or disconnected telephone number (310 [35.4%]), owner did not return telephone calls or respond to a letter (213 [24.3%]), and animal was registered to another group (151 [17.2%]). Of 1,943 animals for which animal shelters contacted a microchip registry, 1,129 (58.1%) were registered in the database. Purebred neutered dogs whose owner information was in the shelter database registry or microchip registry had a higher likelihood that the owners would be found.
The high rate for return of microchipped dogs and cats to their owners supported microchipping as a valuable permanent pet identification modality; however, issues related to registration undermined its overall potential. Bundling of microchip implantation and registration, point-of-implantation data registration, use of annual compliance and update reminders, and providing access to all registries are potential solutions.
描述植入微芯片进入动物收容所的动物及其寻找主人的过程。
横断面研究。
2007年8月至2008年3月期间进入53个动物收容所的7704只植入微芯片的动物。
参与研究的动物收容所记录植入微芯片动物的数据并每月上报。
在7704只动物中，流浪动物略多于一半（4083只[53.0%]），其余分类为被主人遗弃的动物（3225只[41.9%]）和其他（396只[5.1%]）。在动物收容所报告已找到主人的3425只流浪动物中，找到狗主人的比例（2191/2956[74.1%]）高于猫主人（298/469[63.5%]）。对于876只未能找到主人的动物，主要原因是电话号码错误或已停用（310只[35.4%]）、主人未回电话或未回复信件（213只[24.3%]）以及动物注册到了其他团体（151只[17.2%]）。在动物收容所联系微芯片登记处的1943只动物中，1129只（58.1%）已登记在数据库中。主人信息在收容所数据库登记处或微芯片登记处的纯种绝育犬，其主人被找到的可能性更高。
植入微芯片的犬猫归还给主人的比例较高，这支持了微芯片作为一种有价值的永久性宠物识别方式；然而，与登记相关的问题削弱了其总体潜力。将微芯片植入与登记捆绑、植入点数据登记、使用年度合规和更新提醒以及提供对所有登记处的访问权限是潜在的解决方案。
