2022 Illinois/Midwest Microchip Help Statistics
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​Our Microchip Hunters Illinois group (and Midwest states) had a tremendous year! Thank you for asking for help!!!

In 2022, we received 560 dead end microchip and tag cases!

Of the 560 cases submitted, we reached 423 families, or 75.5%. This includes those microchips that had no owner information to be found (this could be because the facility/rescue didn't keep/find records, cannot share records, or because it is a microchip that has no traceable manufacturer). Of all cases we had owner information for, we reached owners over 77% of the time!

Though we had our share of owners who were unable to claim their pets, we were able to help reunite 269 dogs and cats (49%) that may not have made it home otherwise!

Thank you to all the animal control facilities, police departments, shelters, rescues, vet offices, and Good Samaritans that submitted to us! Also, thank you to all those that recommended us! We appreciate your trust in our group!
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These dogs and cats belong home. Let's keep these families together!!!

2021 Illinois Microchip Help Statistics

In 2021, Microchip Hunters Illinois received 391 dead-end microchip/rabies tag cases.

Microchip Hunters were able to personally reach 285 owners (73%), 24 owners were found before we made contact (6%), we did not hear back from 49 owners (12.5%), and we were unable to find any owner information for 33 pets (8.5%).

Because of our group, 208 dogs and cats went home with their families in 2021 that may not have otherwise; 73% of owners we reached reclaimed their pets!!!

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Did you know that 25% of microchips that were submitted to Microchip Hunters Illinois were NOT registered to an owner? - 2021

Don't assume your pets microchip is registered; always call and verify that your contact is in their system, and that the information is entered correctly! We are all human and mistakes happen!

If you have the microchip number and don't know where to call, check with www.petmicrochiplookup.org, and we recommend you register with the manufacturer of the microchip if possible! 3% of the microchip cases we had come in were registered to a microchip company other than the manufacturer, which can cause some missed owner information.

Here are the statistics we compiled regarding microchip registries we received cases for in 2021 here in Illinois and 5 adjoining states

2020 Illinois Microchip Help Statistics

In 2020, Microchip Hunters Illinois received 353 dead-end microchip/rabies tag cases.

Microchip Hunters were able to personally reach 214 owners (60.6%), 29 owners were found before we made contact (8.2%), we did not hear back from 76 owners (21.5%), and we were unable to find any owner information for 34 pets (9.6%).

Because of our group, 143 dogs and cats went home with their families (40.5%) in 2020 that may not have otherwise; 67% of owners we reached reclaimed their pets!!!

2019 Illinois Microchip Help Statistics
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194 Cases, but 19 were resolved before we finished tracing. So we worked 175 cases to completion. 57% of the time we made contact with the owner. (164 of the 194 cases were CACC) ​