When Gardner Police Department’s Animal Control Officer Alexis Rivera was called to pick up a wandering cat, she followed her normal process of taking the wandering animal to the city shelter for found dogs and cats.
Rivera noticed how happy and healthy the cat appeared, and she decided to scan it for a microchip. The cat had previously had a microchip injected just under the skin.
Rivera contacted the microchip company and learned the name of the owner that had purchased the microchip originally. She then began attempting to contact the owner.
At the same time, the microchip company sent a text message to the registered owner, telling them the Gardner Police Department had located their cat. Thanks to the microchip implant, ACO Rivera was able to unite the cat with its owner after being missing for three years.

(Read more: Gardner News)