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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 1825434" data-attributes="member: 259">Yesterday while I was down at our animal shelter discussing a new database report with our vet, a dog who'd just been adopted came to the vet room to get its microchip. Took about fifteen seconds.  When it was over, the dog got scanned twice to make sure the chip showed up on the hand scanner; each scan took about three to five seconds, as the scanner was rubbed over the dog's back. This is not an insidious technology, any more than medical bracelets are an insidious technology. I'm not getting a microchip, but then, I don't have a really risky medical problem.  I've wondered for awhile why they weren't available for humans who could benefit from them. The religious discussions need to stop now. Daniel</blockquote>