When I adopted Doogie and Fawnie from the Dearborn Animal Shelter, it was mandatory that they be microchipped.

I took one look at that needle and begged them not to microchip them. They insisted on it. I told them they were both strictly indoor cats. Elaine, the director explained it to me this way...

Supposed one of your cats got out, or there was a fire in the building, or you had your cat in a carrier in your car and was involved in an accident where your cat got out.

Made sense to me, so both Doogie and Fawnie are now microchipped. I just had to leave the room when they "did the deed" or I would've passed out at the site of the needle

Believe it or not, I've witnessed the return of a microchipped cat. Now THAT was a happy ending.

Microchipping is the same as scanning your grocieries at the store. They scan the cat and the gadget they scan with beeps and identifies the cat.