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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 20 > Despite owners’ dreams, pet microchips aren’t tracking tools Detecting a debate over microchipping dementia patients

Despite owners’ dreams, pet microchips aren’t tracking tools Detecting a debate over microchipping dementia patients

By William Hageman By Julie Deardorff / The Bulletin
May 20, 2008

CHICAGO — It was 1986 when John Snyder, then managing a Florida animal-control facility, saw his first microchip. He thought it was the solution when it came to lost pets.

“We thought it was ‘Star Wars,’ really cool,” said Snyder, now vice....

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