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Facts & Figures
6 to 8 million pets enter U.S. shelters each year. Many are lost family pets.

Today, only 3 to 4 percent of dogs, and less than 1 percent of cats, arriving at U.S. shelters are microchipped.

1 in 3 family pets will get lost.

Without ID, 90 percent of lost pets will not return home.

A microchip is the only form of pet identification that is permanent, with a unique number that cannot fall off, be altered or be removed.

Extensive testing and long-term use have shown the HomeAgain microchip is a safe and permanent method of identification for pets.

Thanks to the HomeAgain Microchip and the HomeAgain Pet Recovery Service, more than 1,000,000 lost pets have been returned to their families.

HomeAgain helps recover approximately 10,000 lost pets each month (120,000 per year.)

The HomeAgain Difference
HomeAgain is more than just a microchip. HomeAgain is a comprehensive pet recovery service that has been helping reunite lost pets with their owners since 1996.

Our system begins with a microchip, with a unique ID number, being injected between the shoulder blades of your pet. This can be done by a veterinarian if your pet is not already microchipped. Once your pet is microchipped, the next step is to enroll your pet's microchip ID along with your contact information in the HomeAgain National Pet Recovery Database. This step is critical to reuniting you with your lost pet once he is found.

HomeAgain Services
In addition to our world-class recovery service, you and your pet will benefit from a portfolio of services designed to keep your pet safe and well, and give you peace of mind.

Proactive Pet Recovery. Microchipping and enrolling your pet in the HomeAgain database maximizes the chance that your pet is recovered should he become lost.

• HomeAgain will instantly send lost pet alerts to volunteer PetRescuers in the area your pet was lost. These PetRescuers include veterinary clinics, animal shelters and more than 850,000 individual volunteers who have signed up to receive email alerts about pets lost in their neighborhoods. PetRescuers can also download a free iPhone app to have alerts sent directly to their cell phones.

• HomeAgain offers around-the-clock on-call support by trained counselors to guide and assist you until your pet is recovered.

• HomeAgain will enable you to easily create a lost pet poster with your pet's picture which you can distribute in the area your pet was lost.

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This article was sponsored by Heritage Animal Hospital