Pet Microchip Country Guides

Poland is creating a national register for microchipped dogs and cats called KROPiK. However, the new government system is not operating yet. For now, pet microchip records are still held by private databases. The main Polish databases include SAFE-ANIMAL, IDENTYFIKACJA.PL and CBDZOE. A chip may also be registered through Dog ID Poland or in a … Read more

Egypt does not have one public national microchip database for every dog and cat. A pet’s chip record may be held by a veterinary clinic, kennel organisation, rescue, supplier or international database. Egypt also has an official licensing and registration system for dogs. However, the dog-licensing record is not the same as a public microchip … Read more

Owned cats and dogs in Turkey must be microchipped and registered in PETVET. PETVET is Turkey’s national pet registration system. An authorised vet or government office creates the record. The animal also receives an official Turkish pet passport. PETVET is not open to public microchip searches. A vet or authorised authority must normally check the … Read more

Brazil has a free national register for dogs and cats called SinPatinhas. Owners can create a record through their Gov.br account. SinPatinhas also has a public search for microchip numbers. However, many Brazilian pets are still recorded in private, municipal or older databases. For this reason, a finder may need to check more than one … Read more

Mexico does not have one public national microchip database containing every dog and cat. A chip may be registered with a private tracing database, veterinary clinic, shelter or rescue. Some states and cities also have their own pet registers. Mexico City uses an official local register called RUAC. Because the systems are separate, a finder … Read more

Canada does not have one national microchip database containing every pet. Several private and non-profit registries are used across the country. A vet, shelter, breeder or rescue may create the first registration. In other cases, the owner must complete it. The AAHA Microchip Registry Lookup can help identify which participating registry may hold the record. … Read more

Russia does not have one public national microchip database containing every pet. Several private databases are used for tracing microchipped animals. Regional authorities may also keep their own registration records. The main public tracing services include Animal-ID.RU, RussiaPet.Net and AnimalFace. Because the systems are separate, a finder may need to check several routes. Which microchip … Read more

Dogs in Bulgaria must be microchipped, given a veterinary passport and registered by a vet. The vet enters the dog’s details in the national system used by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency. Owners must also declare the dog to their municipality. The veterinary and municipal records are separate. Bulgaria does not provide a simple public … Read more

Dogs in Romania must be microchipped and registered in RECS, the national register for owned dogs. An authorised vet implants the chip and creates the registration. The record links the microchip number to the dog and its owner. Owners can use RomPetID to check whether a dog appears in RECS. Cats, ferrets and some other … Read more

Ukraine is introducing a new state register for dogs, cats and ferrets. The system is being developed through a government experimental project. Registration is voluntary and free, but access is still being introduced through participating veterinary clinics. Animal-ID is also widely used for Ukrainian pets and provides an established public and international tracing route. Because … Read more