Lucky Bunny
When a stray animal arrives at the Marin Humane Society (MHS), one of the first things we do is to scan him or her for a microchip. A microchip implant is an identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of animals. The chip, about the size of a large grain of rice, uses passive radio frequency identification technology. The microchip is then registered to a database so that lost animals can be tracked and reunited with their guardians. When Marin Humane Society Officer Andy O’Brien brought in a stray rabbit, we weren’t hopeful we’d find a [...]