02/01/2026
http://go.petparentusa.com.pages.services/pet-parent-blog/articles/why-pet-registration-is-equally-important-as-pet-licensing
Why Pet Registration Is Equally Important As Pet Licensing
Imagine having a shiny new sports car in your driveway, keys in hand, but no gas in the tank. That’s a fairly good analogy for pet owners who properly license their dogs and cats, but don’t take important steps two and three to maximize their pets’ safety and welfare. These steps are to microchip and register your pet, a founding principle of Petparentusa.com.
Here’s a quick statistical overview of why microchipping and registering your pet into a reputable national database like Petparentusa.com is so important:
*The success rate for lost or missing dogs is 50 percent for a happy reunion with their owners if your canine shows up at animal services or is turned into a local rescue organization. That happy reunification rate drops to about 22 percent for non-chipped dogs.
*For cats, the numbers are even more important: About 40 percent of microchipped missing or lost felines enjoy a happy reunion with their humans. That rate drops to about 10 percent for non-chipped cats.
*But microchipping is about half the battles if pet owners disregard the third critical step to animal safety and welfare, pet registration. Credible animal health and welfare organizations like the American Veterinary Medical Association, Human Animal Support Services, and the American Animal Hospital Association all weigh in on pet registration importance with various supporting viewpoints. The common theme: almost 40 percent of microchipped pets are NOT registered in a reputable database, and some of those 40 percent have inaccurate or outdated pet parent contact information.
*Peeva punctuates the conversation about the importance of both microchipping AND registering your pets with some uncomfortable discussion about the euthanasia rates for dogs and cats that cannot successfully be reunited with their owners.
Beyond the logical and factual arguments in support of microchipping AND registering your pet, are the intrinsic benefits of registering your pet with a pet-centric service like Petparent.usa.com.
Our highly respected platform allows pet owners to not only register their microchipped pet into a database to boost successful reunification odds, but also allows them to upload other valuable information about their pets that is beneficial as well. That information includes:
*Updated owner contact information to include new phone numbers or email addresses—critically important if you have moved to a new location.
*Photos of your pets for visual help in identifying them.
*Evidence of current rabies vaccinations, critically important if your missing r lost pet has been involved in a biting incident.
*Special medical conditions your pet may be dealing with, and information about required medications your pet may need to maintain health and survivability.
It doesn’t take much beyond a little more effort from responsible pet owners to position your pet for the best chances for health, safety, and welfare. Take Petparentusa.com’s three-step mantra to heart: License your pet, microchip your pet, register your pet. You’ll be glad you did. And so will they.
