Big Question???? Can multiple chips be injected?

Broad support critical for long range database survival.

Even Feral Cats for tracking and research??

Current registration Systems do not provide for "alternate" contacts.

Disclose privacy issues/policies.

Train volunteers to do "Field" education, test readers, do surveys.

Research other city/county projects that have done this.

Stuffed toys with different "Brands/Types" of Chips.

Preliminary survey to discover who is willing to participate.

Timeline:

  1. Who willing?
  2. Purpose and goals.
  3. Project scope
  4. How to do it?
  5. Train
  6. Set Deadlines.
  7. Determine cutoff dates.

Link to CDL for purpose of tracking info and allow people to update info at selected Kiosks. Avoid SS# for security reasons. Check DMV to see if allowed

Database security, No Hackers!

Update reminders to be done like Healthy Pet/ or by Paid advertisers... done monthly?, quarterly? semiannual reminders.

 

Mobile Chipping Van

Incentive to buy scanners by providing free advertising to Groomers,  Pet Shops, Pet stores etc for purchasing readers.

Clinic Costs:

Think of chip as buying insurance policy.... "Cheap Insurance"

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How to inject by HomeAgain:
http://www.spah.com/usa/search/pfullDescr.cfm

HomeAgain® Pet Recovery Service
Full Product Information

HomeAgain®
PET RECOVERY SERVICE

Subcutaneous Injection Only - Dorsal midline between the animal's shoulder blades.

Provides positive, permanent identification for the life of the animal.

The HomeAgain Sterile Transponder Injection System consists of a sterile applicator with a preloaded sterile injectable transponder. By injecting the small sterile transponder into the subcutaneous tissue, one ensures that the animal can be identified for life electronically with its own unique 10-digit alphanumeric code.

The code is preprogrammed into the injectable transponder, which is preloaded into the needle of the applicator.

Transponders are passive devices, meaning that the transponder carries no battery and remains inactive except when it is being scanned.

Each transponder's unique identification number is encoded during the manufacturing process. Once the number is encoded, it is impossible to alter. The outer casing of the transponder is made from soda lime glass which has been specially selected for known biocompatibility. During manufacture, this glass is hermetically sealed to prevent moisture from the host-animal's body fluids from reaching the electronics inside.

The transponder's electronic circuitry is energized by a low-power radio beam sent by a compatible reading device. The transponder sends the identification number as a radio signal back to the reader, which then encodes the number and displays it on a small screen similar to that on an electronic calculator. And, the transponder contains no batteries to replace.

BIOBONDTM Antimigration Cap: While glass is biochemically inert, it also is very smooth, which could allow the transponder to migrate in the animal's body. Therefore, the HomeAgain transponder has one end sheathed in a polypropylene shell. This coating offers a surface with which fibrous connective tissue begins to bond within 24 hours.

PRECAUTIONS: Apply the usual aseptic procedures prior to injection of the transponder.

Single-use material. Do not reuse the applicator. Destroy the applicator according to local regulations after use.

If not used when sterile package is opened, do not autoclave, as heat may damage internal circuitry. Alternatively, cold sterilization of the complete applicator system may be accomplished by soaking the applicator with preloaded transponder for 15 minutes in 2% chlorhexidine solution (3 oz/gal).

For use in dogs and cats of all ages.

Store the HomeAgain applicator system at room temperature.

ADMINISTRATION: - For use in puppies and in dogs. Also in cats 6 months and older. - Should be administered by or under the direction of a veterinarian. - Scan (with the reader) the sterile applicator in the package to confirm that the identification code of the transponder is the same as that shown in the packaged bar code label. Interference can occur from electric motors, personal computers, X-ray machines, etc.; thus, for best results, maintain a distance of at least 91/2 feet from these types of equipment when scanning. - Inject the transponder via the subcutaneous route according to the following schedule:

1. Fractious pets may need to be sedated prior to administration of transponder.
2. Locate the injection site. For dogs and cats, the site is the dorsal midline between the animal's shoulder blades (subcutaneous tissue).
3. Prepare the injection site as you would for any injection.
4. Assemble the applicator by inserting the hand piece into the needle piece.
5. Just before you use the applicator, remove the protective cover from the needle.
6. Using your thumb and index finger, pull some loose skin up at the injection site while pinching it lightly. Roll your index finger over your thumb to release some skin. Insert the needle subcutaneously below your thumb.
7. Push the white injection knob forward (toward the needle tip) to inject the transponder while withdrawing the needle slowly. If you observe bleeding, apply light pressure to the injection site with your finger. - Scan the animal to verify proper transponder functioning. Recheck the identification number.

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Scanners

NEWS:

HomeAgain® Announces New Scanners Will Read All 125 kHz Microchips and Detect 134 kHz Chips

KENILWORTH, N.J., November 15, 2005 –

HOMEAGAIN and the HOMEAGAIN® Pet Recovery Service, a national pet identification microchip database, today announced that it will begin offering new scanners used to detect microchips in companion animals throughout the U.S. This program will be rolled out nationwide in December 2005.

Every new HOMEAGAIN scanner will now read all microchips utilizing the 125 kHz radio frequency including those from companies that market an encrypted chip that previously could not be read by all U.S. scanners. The new scanners will also detect the 134 kHz microchips, or ISO chip, commonly used outside of the United States. While the new scanner will not show the number of the ISO chip, it will indicate the presence of the chip so that steps toward a recovery can be put in place.

"The loss of a pet can be devastating, and the added assurance that there are technologies and systems in place to help reunite families with their missing animal is very comforting to pet lovers," said Dr. Marty Becker, a popular veterinary contributor to ABC-TV's, Good Morning America. "We see a number of companion animals lost and separated from their families due to natural disasters such as the recent hurricanes, and microchipping and registering pets with the HOMEAGAIN Pet Recovery Service significantly increases the chances that people will be reunited with their pets."

"The new scanner essentially allows the HOMEAGAIN Pet Recovery Service to track any companion animal that has any frequency microchip currently in use throughout the world," said Dr. Christopher Pappas, Director of Companion Animal Technical Services, Schering-Plough Animal Health.

"We are also implementing a program where pets coming into the United States - typically microchipped at 134 kHz - can be implanted with the HOMEAGAIN 125 kHz microchips at no charge," Dr. Pappas added. "This process will facilitate making sure pets coming into the U.S. are enrolled in a recovery database. That way if they are ever lost, they can be returned to their owner."

Since 1995, the HOMEAGAIN Pet Recovery Service has been a leader in companion animal identification and lost pet recovery. Every month, approximately 7,000 lost pets that are microchipped with HOMEAGAIN are reunited with their owners in the United States. With HOMEAGAIN, a lost pet is successfully recovered approximately every six minutes. To date, more than 3 million pets in the U.S. have been implanted with a HOMEAGAIN microchip, resulting in nearly 270,000 successful recoveries. For the convenience of pet owners, shelters and veterinary clinics, the HOMEAGAIN Pet Recovery Service receives enrollments by mail, by fax and online at www.homeagainid.com.

The HOMEAGAIN microchip and scanner are manufactured by Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX: DOC) of St. Paul, Minn.

Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. has contributed nearly $400,000 to aid Hurricane Katrina relief efforts related to displaced animals and expressed its commitment to continue to provide support to organizations giving aid and assistance to displaced animals. Specifically, Schering-Plough Animal Health has donated rehabilitation supplies such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical tools and materials. In partnership with Digital Angel, Schering-Plough has donated HOMEAGAIN® microchips and scanners to organizations supporting rescue efforts for displaced pets in the Gulf Coast area.

The HOMEAGAIN microchip is marketed by Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schering-Plough Corp.

About Schering-Plough
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation is the global animal health care business of Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE:SGP).
Schering-Plough is a global science-based health care company with leading prescription, consumer and animal health products. Through internal research and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies to meet important medical needs. Schering-Plough's vision is to earn the trust of the physicians, patients and customers served by its more than 30,000 people around the world. The company is based in Kenilworth, N.J., and its Web site is www.schering-plough.com.

HOMEAGAIN® is a registered trademark of Schering-Plough Veterinary Corporation.

SCHERING-PLOUGH DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information in this press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related to the potential market for HomeAgain. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations or forecasts of future events. Schering-Plough does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from Schering-Plough's forward-looking statements, including market forces, economic factors, product availability, current and future branded, generic or over-the-counter competition and the regulatory process, among other uncertainties. For further details about these or other factors that may impact the forward-looking statements, see Schering-Plough's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the company's third quarter 2005 10-Q.

SOURCE: Schering-Plough Corporation
For more information, visit: www.HOMEAGAINID.com, www.SPAH.com and www.schering-plough.com

 

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