 Bella was found as a stray and taken to Animal Control. When Bella's owner couldn't be reached through the phone number on file from the microchip, Chicago Animal Care and Control sent it to Microchip Hunters - Thank you!
Microchip Hunter, Cheryl, was able to find a current number for Bella's family and when she contacted them, she learned that Bella was missing for a few weeks! She was picked up that day and is back home! Welcome home Bella! Lost Dogs Illinois Microchip Hunters www.microchiphelp.com
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 Riley, a little Shiba Inu found in Blue Island, had a microchip that was registered to an owner with a disconnected phone number. There was no address listed and a temporary email address for the microchip company.
Thank you to the finder, who had the dog scanned at Blue Island Police Department, and to Cindy who sent the microchip number to Microchip Hunters (MH) for help. Background searches were checked by MH, and a number for the son in law was found, and the finder's number was shared to them! Riley went home right away, and Microchip Hunters helped register the microchip and order an ID tag for her collar! Welcome home, Riley! Once again, we can't stress the importance of updating microchip registrations! Lost Dogs Illinois Microchip Hunters www.microchiphelp.com Shout out to Aurora Animal Control (AAC) for reaching out to Microchip Hunters to get Bricks home to his family quickly! Bricks had a microchip to his owner in Chicago, registered, but with a disconnected phone number. Microchip Hunters (MH) researched and was able to find a sister that lived in Aurora on the same street the dog was found, and knew this couldn't be coincidence! When Microchip Hunters let AAC know, they offered to take the dog home for the family! Why impound a dog that doesn't need to be at the shelter?!!! The sister was indeed missing Bricks, confirmed her address, and MH ordered a tag for his collar; MH also helped get the microchip updated! From AAC - "I took the dog home around 2:00 PM - Thanks for your help!"   Winnie was saved today!
Winifred was found as a stray and taken to an animal shelter in Texas, and was on the last day of her stray hold when they submitted to Microchip Hunters for help! Microchip Hunters (MH) was able to find information for the unregistered microchip and MH volunteer Ann M. was able to connect with the family. She was picked up right away! From the shelter: You guys LITERALLY saved her life!! She was about to be euthanized but I noticed she had a deadend chip so I asked for a tiny extension to reach out to ya’ll because we have worked together in the past. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Winnie just went homeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" We are so happy that Winnie was able to be saved! Lost Dogs Illinois Microchip Hunters www.microchiphelp.com  Princess was lost when her elderly dad, who has dementia, took a bus and wound up near Midway in Chicago - Princess is from Rockford and we are so happy that the she was microchipped! The elderly father was found a few days ago, but Princess was not. Though the phone number on file wasn't current, Microchip Hunters was able to further research to find a number for a family member who called back, and explained what happened! They are so gratefull that Princess is home, and she is so happy to be home too!!! They knew she was chipped and were hopeful that she would be found! They hopped in the car right away to travel from Rockford to Chicago to pick her up!
Welcome home Princess - special thanks to Lizette for scanning her and messaging Microchip Hunters for help finding her family, and to the person that was holding her prior!!! She is one lucky dog! Lost Dogs Illinois Microchip Hunters www.microchiphelp.com  When Peewee was found in Melrose Park/Broadview, his microchip was scanned and the numbers on file were contacted. There were no return calls, sadly, and many assumptions made.
Microchip Hunters reached out, and requested the microchip be submitted for help! It turned out that all three numbers on the microchip were no longer valid for Peewee's family, and after much digging on the internet, Microchip Hunters found an email and phone number for the family! The call back was priceless! "He's been with us for years we love him dearly. Thank you so much for your help with finding Peewee." The microchip information has been updated now, and an ID tag ordered for his collar. "We took him to get groomed and he was pampered" Welcome home Peewee, and thank you to all that took care of him along the way! *video in comments too* Lost Dogs Illinois Microchip Hunters www.microchiphelp.com  Bella was found as a stray and taken to Animal Control. When Bella's owner couldn't be reached through the phone number on file from the microchip, Chicago Animal Care and Control sent it to Microchip Hunters - Thank you!
Microchip Hunter, Cheryl, was able to find a current number for Bella's family and when she contacted them, she learned that Bella was missing for a few weeks! She was picked up that day and is back home! Welcome home Bella! Lost Dogs Illinois Microchip Hunters www.microchiphelp.com  Ramon, to his surprise, was greeted in his Blue Island backyard by the sweetest Pitbull, collar and leash and all! Ramon took him to get scanned for a chip, and thankfully he had one! Cindy (also with Blue Island Stray Dog Project) messaged Microchip Hunters to see if they could help reach the family! Thank you!
Microchip Hunters pulled up owner information - the owner information went back to an address in Indiana and a disconnected phone number. After some internet digging, a number for a family friend/neighbor was found and she answered the phone. She was sure that the family would be looking for Kyro, and she gave me their current number! They lived near Blue Island. I left a voicemail and text late evening. The family saw my text and photo of Kyro, and was so relieved to hear he was safe. They texted back, and we spoke the next morning. I learned just how much Kyro was loved. He 'celebrates' dinners with the family, enjoying home cooked food in his meals. He is very special. I was told he was the sweetest, kindest dog! Ramon also shared this sentiment, as he said how gentle this dog was! He quickly became attached but knew he couldn't keep him. When I let Ramon know that the family could pick up later in the day, he graciously offered to bring him home! Kyro's family messaged me: "Thank you!!!!!! Million times over!!!!! Mr. Ramon is bringing him to me at 11….. May God bless you allllllll" Welcome home Kyro, thank you to Ramon and to Cindy for taking care of Kyro, scanning for a chip, and sending it to Microchip Hunters for help! Kyro didn't need a new home, he just needed to go home. He is one special dog who is very loved! Be sure to check out the reunion videos shared by Ramon - they are priceless! Kyro sure was happy to see his mama!!! Oh, and Lost Dogs Illinois/Microchip Hunters also made sure the microchip was updated, and ordered Kyro an ID tag for his collar!!! Lost Dogs Illinois Microchip Hunters www.microchiphelp.com  This little dog was found and taken to Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter. His microchip was not registered and after trying to find the owner information, the microchip was sent to Microchip Hunters who were able to track the microchip to the pet store that sold this dog!
Junior's family was glad to get this call, they were sad Christmas day without him! Welcome home Junior, and thank you to WCRAS for submitting to Microchip Hunters! Lost Dogs Illinois www.microchiphelp.com Microchip Hunters  Binx, was brought into Chicago Animal Care and Control by a Good Samaritan! He was microchipped but the phone number was disconnected, and the address went back to Milwaukee, WI.
Microchip Hunters received this case from CACC for help reaching his family, and were able to find a number for a family member that provided a current number for his chipped owner. I called Heidi at her new number, and she was really glad to get this call because she had temporarily rehomed Binx a few years ago with a friend of a friend, as they were moving out of state for a short period of time. They needed a place for him to stay. When they got back to Wisconsin, the friend had lost touch with her friend, and they never heard about Binx again. They were nowhere near Chicago! His family really missed him, and now live 4 hours away in Wisconsin, but borrowed a relative's car and made the trip today (8 hours roundtrip) to get him home from Chicago! Heidi's son said, 'mom, this cat was meant to be with us.' Heidi agreed and Binx is settling in at home with their 2 other cats. So far so good...he looks a little beat up from being out but is in pretty good health. We are so glad to be able to help CACC with these reunions, and microchips really do make a difference! When you least expect it, you may get a call that your dog or cat is coming home! Thank you to the Good Samaritan that brought him to CACC! Found 12/13/2024 Reunite 12/18/2024 Photo of Binx going home with his family.... Lost Dogs Illinois Microchip Hunters www.microchiphelp.com |
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