VI/. You & Your pixiebob
Part 5: Travel with your pixiebob

Deluxe VariKennel

Tatooing: The surest means to find a cat if it is lost or stolen.

In France, since the protection of animals law of January 6, 1999, all cats must be identified before sale. Since the law of July 2, 2001, two means of identification are possible permitting the assignment of an exclusive number, along with an identification card registering the cat in a national file:

• traditionnal tatoo.
• electronic identification by a painless implant of an inert electronic chip (it does not contain any energy source) under the skin to the left of the cat's throat. It has several advantages:
  • more esthetic than the tradional tatoo, unsightly in the ear
  • no side effects
  • internationally recognized, already widely used in other European countries and in the United States.
  • can be read by all veterinary or qualified personnel who access the national file and therefore contact the owner.