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Post by MaryKansas on Jul 12, 2006 23:22:18 GMT -5
I havent seen the Flint Hills yet Lindsey, but they are on my list of places to visit in Kansas....but I have to get to know my way around Kansas City first...lol
We live on top of a hill, my brother-in-law lives in a valley and my parents-in-law live on top of another hill...and its all on the same road! Sure beats the flat land I came from in NW Indiana...nothing but corn and mint fields as far as the eye could see.
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lovelyepona
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RIP Just Myy Lukk May 16th 2006 ~ April 17th 2006
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Post by lovelyepona on Jul 12, 2006 23:48:55 GMT -5
Twnpnds
Actually many vets and rescue services do have readers. An example was hurricane Katrina. They have a law that your suppose to have your horses chipped. They were able to reunite most horses with their owners that way. I know that in this area, since the vets sell the chips they have the readers. I still have the tags and will grease pencil them as well. Better to be over covered than not covered enough!
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Post by hedgemom on Jul 13, 2006 6:37:32 GMT -5
Microchips are wonderful but they can be expensive--not the chips so much as the registration fee. Without the registration, the chips are useless. In addition, recent changes have made chip readers incompatible with some chips. Here's an article about it www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pa_shelter_services_resources_microchipAt this point, chipping is highly recommended but please don't rely on it as your only safety line. If your animal is found, they may not be able to read the chip, the chip can migrate and not be found, they may not be able to contact the registery. If there is an alternative, back up system in place (grease pencil offsite phone number, film canister, ID plate) it's going to be a lot faster to call anumber from that. At a local shelter here that I volunteer the use of my animals for induction training, the new intake people ALWAYS miss the fact that my pocket pets are microchipped, because it's not the norm. And even when told they are microchipped, half the time they can't find the chip with the scanner. Just my .02 USD |
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Post by Lindsey on Jul 13, 2006 11:05:23 GMT -5
I havent seen the Flint Hills yet Lindsey, but they are on my list of places to visit in Kansas....but I have to get to know my way around Kansas City first...lol We live on top of a hill, my brother-in-law lives in a valley and my parents-in-law live on top of another hill...and its all on the same road! Sure beats the flat land I came from in NW Indiana...nothing but corn and mint fields as far as the eye could see. It's a long drive but it's worth it! I actually just drove through them on the way to Whichita, and on the way to K-Sate (I was in a big technology competition there, I know I am a nerd ;D ) All you see are large grassy hillls for miles! Most of the land is owned personaly in chunks of 1,000 acres or so. They usually put cattler out there, then when market time comes they will round them up. They also have huge weekend trail rides out there, I would love to go out there for that! |
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