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Vets, shelters, pet shops and private individuals with a chip scanner. Taking part costs nothing.

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Sign up with your address and your availability. Once approved you appear on the map and in the overview, and someone with a found animal can find and reach you. You decide what is visible and within what distance you want alerts. There are no costs and no obligations.

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    Sign up with your details

    You enter your address, your town and optionally your business name. As a private individual you can choose to show only your surname and your town; your street then stays hidden and the map shows an approximate point.

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    Add your availability

    Say when someone can come by. That need not be full opening hours; evenings only, or only weekends, is usable too. People with a found animal are in a hurry, and knowing when they can reach you saves them a wasted trip.

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    Choose how far you want alerts

    When a new missing report appears nearby you receive an email. You set the distance yourself: from ten kilometres to the whole country, or not at all. The default is fifty kilometres.

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    Wait for approval

    We review every sign-up before it goes on the map. That is not a seal of approval and not a certification; we only check that the address exists and the details are correct. After that you are on.

What a chip reader does

Someone finds an animal and does not know whose it is. At your place the microchip is read; with that number the owner can be looked up. Reading takes half a minute and costs the finder nothing.

You do not have to house animals, provide medical care or keep records. Just read and read out the number.

Who can take part

Vets and shelters almost always have a scanner. But pet shops, grooming salons, boarding kennels, dog schools and private individuals with their own scanner can join too; that last group is especially valuable, because they are often reachable in the evening and at weekends, when a practice is closed.

A chip scanner costs anywhere from a few tens to several hundred euros. It does need to read FDX-B, the standard nearly all chips in the Netherlands and Belgium use.

What it gives you

You appear on the map and in the overview, with your town and the contact details you set yourself. People in your area find you when they have found an animal.

You also receive a notification for missing animals within your radius, so you know what to look out for if an animal is brought to you.

Frequently asked questions

Does being a chip reader cost money?
No. Signing up, appearing on the map and receiving the alerts is free. There are no subscription fees and no obligations.
Do I have to be a vet?
No. Anyone with a chip scanner can join: vets, shelters, pet shops, grooming salons, boarding kennels and private individuals. What counts is that you can read a microchip and are reachable.
Does my address have to be visible?
No. You can choose to show only your town; the map then shows an approximate point and your street stays hidden. You also switch your phone number and email address on or off yourself.
How much time does it take?
Little. Reading a microchip takes half a minute. How often someone comes by depends on your area; in most cases it is a handful of times a year.
Can I pause temporarily?
Yes. You can set yourself to inactive temporarily, for example during a holiday. You stay in the system but do not appear on the map.

Sign up as a chip reader

Signing up takes a few minutes and costs nothing. Once approved you are on the map and people near you can find you.

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