Reunite-ID is a concept to address the ever growing populous of animals going to shelters when they are abandoned or lost. Our founder, Richard Meyers, is a HUGE animal welfare proponent and supports the efforts of so many beautiful people that dedicate time and effort to looking out after our pets. But the results, no matter how many hours and people get thrown at the issue of pet homelessness, the tide keeps growing. So, in effort to help all the people who lose pets, Reunite-ID was invented.
This technology is to enable ANY person to identify and help any lost pet wearing the specialized Reunite-ID collar tag. The days of having to transport a lost dog or cat to a shelter or veterinarian clinic are OVER. Now the owner can be contacted and the pet returned WITHOUT the delays and problems associated with overcrowded shelters and mishandled pets.
| "In my opinion, if the microchip was a new drug to cure a disease, and the tests show that only half of the people will see some positive result, then the FDA would ban the drug from production, and prevent it from being used. Why doesn't this mentality apply to microchips? If it will only help one-half of the pets, this should not even be offered by vets as a reliable way to safely return a dog to the home where they belong" | - Richard Meyers President Reunite-ID |
And after reviewing the miserable results that are generated by the microchip companies, Richard thought that a better way must be found. After all, microchips only contain a 12 or 15 digit ID number. Nothing else. That number is embedded into a chip and can only be detected by a scanner using the same frequency. There are 3 frequencies, and most scanners only read 1 or 2 at best. Additionally, some microchips are encoded so that ONLY THE MANUFACTURER's equipment can read them. If a shelter doesn't have equipment to read all types of chips and frequencies, then they will miss dogs who are microchipped , yet it is not detected.
Once a chip is found, it must be looked up on a number of websites to find the manufacturer and registration of the chip. Recent studies have placed the information on the websites as incomplete or not up-to-date. So the microchip is useless because the owner cannot be located, and the dog is put up for adoption. According to recent statistics, that 51% of all microchips are attached to the correct owner information.
Over the years of working on social media, and watching the endless stories of missing pets breaking family hearts, our founder Richard Meyers decided enough is enough. " I cannot keep logging on every day only to be confronted with all these heartbreaking stories. I cannot count how many times I would sit there with my first cup of coffee and tear up feeling the pain of all those people who just want to have their baby back. Then I surreptiously projected myself into what that lost pup was thinking. How scared it was, how strangers scare him/her, and then wonder where they are going to get their treats or dinner. So I embarked on this journey to stop this madness." From there, I was determined to find an answer.