Benefits of registering your cat
Register your cat online at the Australasian Animal Registry, Australia's largest not for profit animal registry. Find out more here and register your cat online today.
Microchipping your cat is the first important step to ensuring you're reunited should he or she ever stray or become lost.
What is a microchip?
The Oxford Dictionary definition of microchip is 'A tiny wafer of semiconducting material used to make an integrated circuit'. Microchips for cats are a permanent method of electronic identification. They're the size of a grain of rice and use radio frequency to communicate with the scanners that read them. Each chip has a unqiue number that is recorded on a database.
Cat microchips are implanted just under the skin between the shoulder blades at the back of the neck. Ideally your cat should be microchipped before purchase or adoption. If your cat has not been microchipped, make an appointment with your vet to have this done.
Microchipping for cats and dogs is mandatory in Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia. In Tasmania, it is only compulsory for dogs to be microchipped. People in South Australia should contact their local council or the Dog and Cat Management Board to determine the status of mandatory pet microchipping which may affect them.
Veterinarians, animal shelters and some municipal councils are authorised to implant cats and will generally have scanners to read microchips.
Why register your cat?
The unique number on the microchip is recorded on a register or database. The cat registration details also include information about him or her along with the owner's contact information. Register your cat online and all these details will be recorded so that if your cat strays or is lost, a vet clinic, animal shelter or municipal council can use their scanner to read the unique number on the microchip, locate your details, make contact, and reunite you with your pet.
Help me find my lost cat
Microchipping and registering your cat with a national cat registry like Australian Animal Registry is the best insurance to reuniting owners with precious pet that is lost or has strayed. The microchip is a permanent form of identification that is difficult to alter. When a cat is transferred to a new owner, the new owner's details must be updated on the cat microchip register. Ensure you keep your contact information up to date in the cat microchip registry. If your cat goes missing, stay within reach of the phone number you have registered as your point of contact.
How to register your cat with AAR
Your chances of being reunited with your pet cat are greatly increased when you microchip and register your cat with AAR. It's easy to register your cat and update your details with AAR. Simply complete the form online, or if you prefer, download and complete the form, then mail it to AAR along with the processing fee.
