📍 Microchipping
Microchipping: chip your dog or cat
Why chip? How does it work? And why is it required for travel and adoption?
A microchip is a small implant (the size of a grain of rice) placed under the skin. It contains a unique number that can be read with a scanner. Chipping is required for travel within the EU and for many adoption organisations—including Saved Souls.
🔍 How does it work?
The chip is placed under the skin by a vet, usually between the shoulder blades. It doesn't hurt and takes seconds.
- • Each chip has a unique 15-digit number (ISO standard)
- • Register the chip in a database—otherwise your pet can't be identified
- • Vets, shelters and customs can scan the number
✅ Why chip?
- • Lost animals can be returned to their owner
- • Required for travel within and outside the EU
- • Many adoption organisations chip their animals before transfer
Give an animal a home
All adopted animals at Saved Souls are chipped. View our adoptable dogs and cats.