Is a safe and effective way to permanently identify your property (horse, dog, Llama, cattle, emus, etc.).
It takes less than a minute (properly restrained or trained animals) to implant the microchip in the approved area for each species.
I use AVID (www.avidmicrochip.com) chips as a means of identification. These chips are the size of a piece of rice and have a non-migrating head to prevent the chip from moving very far from the location of the implant.
I charge $15.00 to implant a chip in all animals. For groups of 20 animals or more it is $14.00. In order for me to come out and chip your animal you must have a group of fifteen (15) or more. This is for a radius of sixty miles, if over that I charge mileage @ .40c/mile.
The owner will have to register the chip through www.horsetracusa.com or 800.336.2843 the lifetime registry cost is $15.00. AVID also has really nice photo ID of your horse (credit card size) for an additional $12.50.
A freeze brand or tattoo is like your cars license plate or a visual means of identification. The microchip is like your VIN number a hidden and permanent identification of your car and some of its vital parts. The chip unlike a brand cannot be changed. It is not as difficult to alter or change brands/tattoos as people may think.
What you will need in order for me to put a microchip in your animal.
Proof of ownership from one or more of the following:
a. Registry paperwork must be the original – copies are not valid.
b. Coggins - a mandatory coggins is necessary for any animal off their permanent premise, please provide the original as a copy is not valid. A coggins will provide both animal identification and proof of ownership. Be sure your coggins matches the animal you bring. Some folks have inadvertently produced the wrong ones and were a bit surprised when I would not chip their animal.
c. Bill of sale the original and copy to be left with me for my paper trail.
d. You Must provide your drivers license or form of permanent identification for our paperwork.
e. For those of you with weanling foals who have not sent in paperwork, get a note from your Veterinarian or bring your mare with the foal. The foal must still be nursing and the mare attentive to it.
As I told someone in the past I will not be a part of your felony and keep complete and accurate records.
www.kimalotranch.com
updated 01.20.06
