Belle escaped from her owner’s balcony in Georgia, and was missing for a week before she was found by good Samaritan Amanda. Amanda contacted Microchip Hunters (MH) for help! Belle's family had a number on the microchip that was not current. MH's new volunteer Catherine took the case. After numerous dead-end phone calls and extra internet sleuthing, Catherine was able to find Belle’s mom, who lived about 30 minutes away from where Belle was found. Belle’s mom was over the moon about her sweet baby being found and couldn’t wait to bring her back home where she belonged. She picked Belle up with her grandkids in tow and they are happily reunited once again.
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One less dog sitting in a shelter...

Thank you Lehigh Valley Humane Society in Pennsylvania for sending a request for help to reunite Ace to his family when the owner's phone number was no longer active!

Microchip Hunter Ann was able to reach the owner's sister through Facebook, who let her brother know where Ace was. He was missing him. The Humane Society emailed us today "Thank you he was returned home to his family Thank you for your help!"
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​Home at Last! Snowstorm, the found Siberian Husky from #HumboldtPark, #Chicago, IL is home safe and sound! Found 08/05/2024 Reunited 08/06/2024. Welcome home, Snowstorm!

Microchip Hunters was able to find a sister of the owner, the owner's contact information on the microchip was not current and they were so happy to know he was found safely!   The chip will be updated to reflect the current phone number.

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When Good Samaritan Maud from Texas contacted the microchip company on 7/12, she was told they would reach out to the owner and share her information. She never heard from the family.

This morning, she was researching how to find help with microchips, and came across Microhip Hunters, www.microchiphelp.com and sent our quick jotfom in to give us a try!

Microchip Hunter Ann was able to connect with a family member and they were able to reach the family so Queen could go home!

Thank you Maud for keeping Queen safe the last few days, and trusting in Microchip Hunters, and Ann for making the connection! "Thanks so much for your help, y’all are so great!!"

Our services are always free, why not give us a try?
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It’s so important to keep the microchip registration up to date and have an emergency contact in case you are out of town!

A Good Samaritan found poor little Penelope in the middle of the street looking very confused. The information on her microchip was outdated and the phone numbers were disconnected. She submitted the information to Microchip Hunters and volunteer Julie S. was able to locate the daughter-in-law of the person she was chipped to. She had been in the family for 14 years. The owner had passed away shorty after she married into the family. His phone number had since been disconnected. Penelope was found only a few blocks from her home. She had been missing for 3 days. Poor Penelope is blind and deaf. The owner was out of town and the finder was willing to keep Penelope safe for another day until she could return to get her. It’s so important to keep the microchip registration up to date and have an emergency contact in case you are out of town. Welcome home Penelope!!!
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Champ says, “I didn’t like being lost. It was scary. I missed my Daddy so much! Thank goodness that someone took me to a place that had good food, water,and a safe place to sleep!

Even though the phone number on my chip was current, my Daddy was in the hospital and couldn’t answer or return the call. But I was a good boy while I waited. I thought, ‘what happens now?’

Don’t worry, Champ. Microchip Hunters to the rescue!

Our new volunteer Cheryl was able to locate the owner’s son, who said Champ had been missing for two months! What a relief to the owner, who had been powerless to help in the search for his good boy. Champ had already been vetted and neutered when adopted from a shelter in February, and with the help of family, he went home to wait for his owner to come home from the hospital. They were so happy!!!

MICROCHIPING WORKS! KEEP YOUR INFORMATION CURRENT!

Thank you Chicago Animal Care and Control for sending this to Microchip Hunters, and for working with the family for Champ's reclaim!
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Our very own Microchip Hunter, Amy, connected with Firefly's family, he had been missing almost a year!! She started purring right away! Thank you Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center for trusting in Microchip Hunters! This is a great example of the importance of a registered microchip!

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐘 & 𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 - 𝐴 𝑀𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑆𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦
𝕋𝕆𝔻𝔸𝕐, 6/26/24: Firefly had only been with us for a few days at the shelter, but was missing for almost a YEAR according to his mama, Abby. Firefly WAS microchipped, but we were having technical difficulties. A volunteer organization that we often partner with called Microchip Hunters stepped in to track down Firefly's owners! Now kitty and family are reunited & we have true tears of joy! More than one of us were tearing up, in fact...We are so happy that we were able to help!

MICROCHIPPING SAVES LIVES!
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Microchip Hunters received a case from Chicago Animal Care and Control for a microchip that went back to a rescue in Oregon. When Microchip Hunters contacted, we were told that they had no information for this microchip, and that it was possibly a clinic they did a couple of years ago.

Microchip Hunters posted to Lost Dog Illinois, in hopes that the owner would see the post, or fans would recognize her! And our fans did it again!

Bella's family registered her as lost to Lost Dogs Illinois, and within minutes the match was made! Thank you to everyone that matched her to the found post on our page!

Should be a simple reunion at animal control, right???

Well, Bella's microchip number did not match the number in the dog at CACC. I called the rescue again, and they did not have this owner's information in their system either. It was closing time at CACC, so this would need to be sorted out the next day.

Microchip Hunters requested CACC rescan the dog, for the chance that there is a second chip. Bella did in fact have 2 microchips, both from Oregon, both from rescues there. Her family knew nothing about her first microchip, so only had the second one registered.
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It is never suggested to have more than one microchip, but if there is, you are going to have to be sure to update BOTH every time there is a change. You don't know which microchip the scanner is going to read first, and facilities are not scanning looking for multiple chips

.From Maria, the owner:  "You guys are great! Thanks again for everything. It was amazing how fast she was found with you!  I wrote a little blurb for you to include on your website re Bella's recovery, Once again, thanks for all your help, I'm forever in your debt.  --Lost Dog Illinois' and Microchip Hunters help in recovering my Bella proved invaluable. Bella had already been lost for three days when I posted her info and it seems that in just a few minutes someone was texting me that they had seen her on the City Animal page as well. I went to pick her up, but unfortunately the City was unable to give her to me because the chip number they had for her didn't coincide with the number they had scanned twice already. Finally, with help from Lost Dog Illinois Microchip Hunters, and Jeannine from the City Shelter, it was discovered that Bella had 2 microchips and we were able to clear up the confusion.
I'm forever grateful for Lost Dog Illinois and Microchip Hunters' assistance. They called the shelter where Bella was originally adopted and were in communication with both Chicago Animal Care and Control and me until the very last minute"  

Red, the Australian Shepherd, wound up at #Kern County Animal Services in California with two other Aussies. Only Red was microchipped.

The shelter in California wasn't able to find any information for this microchip as it was unregistered, and finding out where the chip came from was proving difficult, so they submitted it to Microchip Hunters. Microchip Hunters was able to find the breeder that Red came from and owner information was provided!

The family let me know they rehomed Red about 6 months ago after having her a little over a year. They felt it was best at that time, and rehomed her to a family with 2 male Aussies (she was spayed). When they received this call, they provided me the new owner information, who let me know they were the ones that surrendered all 3 dogs to the shelter.

Red's original family wasted no time and went to pick her up. "She's home now. We're not going to let her go to someone else. It's obvious she wants to be with us."

We helped get Red's microchip registered and everyone is happy that she is home!

Please, be sure to register your microchips! It is up to you to keep this information current. You may never know what happens if you rehome your dog or your dog goes missing if this is not registered to you. In this case, it meant everything to Red. She didn't need a 3rd family, she needed to go back home.

Video of her reunion is in comments, she definitely loves this family!
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​Home at Last! The found Maltese from #Chicago, IL - her name is #Basia - is home safe and sound! Luckily, she had a microchip and our #MicrochipHelp got her back to her family! The phone number wasn’t current but a family member was reached, who was also the owner's caretaker! Found 6/17/24 and Reunited 6/18/24 Welcome home, Basia! #MicrochipsWork thank you to the finder too!
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