Microchips are a permanent way of identifying your pet. A very tiny computerized microchip is placed below the skin between the shoulder blades of dogs and cats and other predetermined areas of other animals. There is no working or moving part, so the chip can't stop working. The chip is encased in biocompatible material so there is no tissue rejection or reaction. The animals are identified with a tag alerting to the fact that they have a microchip implant. If a pet gets lost, animal shelters, humane societies, and veterinarians have scanners that read the number on the chip. Lost animals are routinely scanned for a microchip. When the resQ microchip is implanted, the owner is given the pet's unique resQ ID number to register their pet on PetLink.net, an international pet database. PetLink provides free lifetime registration, free lifetime updates, and free 24/7 support for pets and their owners.