Never liked the idea of microchipping and......

[wolfy-hound]

You're probaly looking at different chips than are used on pets by companies like "Avid".
These chips don't transmit, and can't be tracked by satilite. Nanotechnolgy is great, but it's not the typical chip being used.
I'm sure they have some sort of teeny implantable microchip that can be tracked, but a google search didn't show any legitimate sources, or legitimate accounts.
The comment about tabloids was from the vet university about the idea, NOT from me about that AP article. BUT.. the AP doesn't get it right all that much either. They report a lot of stuff. They are media, not science research, and I'll point out again, there's a research study that was reported not that long ago that said eating peanut butter causes cancer. Mice and rats get tumors. It's accepted fact. Most pet mice and rats seen at the two places I have been that treat rodents(pets) are there for tumors of some sort, or are found to have tumors as a primary or secondary problem. Rodents are prone to it.
When I see something legit regarding people or canines or felines, maybe I'll look into it deeper. But I still eat peanut butter, and I'll still microchip.
I don't consider it a ruckus, it's just a discussion. I just happen to have been around when microchips for pets were introduced. I have three relatives that work at the vet college, and an aunt who IS a vet. I worked next to a vet for 7 years and now work next to a vet, so I can go over and chat them up about various subjects. I would ten times rather go by what actual experts think, than an article that states lab mice(rats) got tumors from ANYTHING. According to most of their studies, EVERYTHING causes cancer or tumors in rodents.
Thanks for bringing it up though, because I'd bet we'll have someone popping into the shop quoting part of the article soon. Now I'll have read it.
Grins. I prefer potato chips myself, and I have those in me a lot.

EDIT: I found THIS article
http://www.infowars.com/articles/bb/...h_verichip.htm
This article is probaly what confuses people. It mentions a implantable "device" that can be tracked via satillite. The prototype was developed by a company in conjunction WITH Verichip, but the device is NOT a microchip.
It then discusses the microchips, which cannot be tracked. Read quickly, it seems to imply that they have a prototype microchip that can be tracked. In fact, the tracking devices have been around a while, but they are not microchip sized. They are a bit larger. They alos caught tons of flak over the idea that they were GOING to design a micro-device, and said "No, we weren't" then said "Yes, we will be". Typically, the company PR department can't make up their mind.