Have you done your part to make sure your pet gets home safe if it’s ever lost? If your pet is chipped, does it have accurate and up-to-date information? If you found a pet, do you know the exact steps to take if you take it to be scanned for a microchip? What if you’re told the chip is unregistered?

Microchips greatly increase the chances that pets will be reunited with their families if they are lost or stolen, but a microchip only works if its registration information is accurate. The AVMA sponsors Check the Chip Day every Aug. 15 as a reminder for pet owners to check and update their microchip registry information. On today’s show, we will tell you how to do that and what to do when you take a found pet to be scanned for a chip.