Microchipping of Pets Traci Glass Matt Grimsley Mat Sparks Shera Usher Introduction RFID Radio Frequency Identification Today used mainly for tracking lost pets Future contains personal information ID: 341886
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Radio Frequency Identification Micro-chipping of Pets
Traci Glass
Matt
Grimsley
Mat Sparks
Shera
UsherSlide2
Introduction
RFID - Radio Frequency Identification
Today - used mainly for tracking lost pets
Future - contains personal information
Is this healthy for animals, and how secure is the information being stored on these chips?Slide3
What is Micro-chipping?
A small RFID chip enclosed in a glass cylinder about the same size as a grain of rice.
Does not have a battery - it is activated by a scanner that is passed over the area, and the radio waves put out by the scanner activate the chip. Slide4
What’s it Look Like?Slide5
What’s on the Chip
The chip contains an unencrypted unique id number which is transmitted to a scanner, which displays the number on the screen of the scanner.Slide6
How the Chip Works
The capacitor receives power
Sends it to the microchip
The microchip's information is picked up through the copper antenna coilSlide7
Process of Implantation
Requires no surgery or anesthesia
Injected under the skin between the shoulder blades using a hypodermic needle
About the same pain level as a regular vaccination shotSlide8
Why is Micro-chipping Done?
RFID chips are particularly helpful in cases of a lost or stolen pet – the chip helps to identify a pet as well as it’s owners
Chips may contain an animal’s medical record
Pet safety - Chips cannot be removed without serious harm in case your pet is stolenSlide9
Why is Micro-chipping Done?
Chips may be cost effective for animal shelters and pounds - If a
pet that has chipped
is found or tuned
in at
a shelter/vet that is equipped with a scanner, the pet is quickly identified and returned to its owner. Meaning the authorities spend less money caring for, housing and feeding the petSlide10
How Pets are Recovered
Chip is implanted and tested by vet
Enrollment form is completed
Form is sent to registry keeper and entered into their database (there are several registries and databases; a vet or shelter would usually work closely with registries in their area)Slide11
How Pets are Recovered
If
a pet
is lost or stolen, and found by authorities it is scanned to figure out which registry has its owner’s contact information
The registry is contacted, and in turn, they contact the owner about the recovered petSlide12
Lost your Pet?
Call the company your pet is micro-chipped with and report the lost animal.
From there they scan their database to see if the pet has been retrieved and has been scanned.Slide13
Found a Pet?
If the owner has put the plastic tag with the animals id number on its collar then you can call the phone number provided.
Otherwise, contact a shelter or humane society to get the animal scanned immediately. Slide14
Making Your Own Scanner
Select the RFID reader module best suited for your application
Consider the following:
Module Size
RF, Power, and Control Physical Interfaces
Number of RF ports
Regulatory certification
Application Programming InterfaceSlide15
Making Your Own Scanner
RFID Tag Selection
Consider the following:
What does the project require in terms of tracking time (constant or periodic)?
Budget. How much is the customer willing to invest?Slide16
Making Your Own Scanner
RFID Antenna Type
Consider the following:
How far will your reader be from the tag it is reading?
How well can you control the orientation and position of the tags?
Select, or build, an enclosure for your RFID module components and antennas
Application Development Tools: http://www.thingmagic.com/rfid-developers-kitsSlide17
RFID Cons
Some microchips not compatible with all readers, so even if a pet is chipped, the tag may not be detected or read
Microchips are not visible, must be identified to be carrying a chip in some other way ( a collar or tag that may be lost, etc)
Costs associated with updating entry in case of personal information changesSlide18
RFID Cons
Chip can migrate causing health issues or difficulty locating with scanner
Microchips have no GPS or locational tracking capability though many believe this to be true
Many tagged pet owners assume the pet will be found when lost and do not carry out normal search duties such as calling shelters or placing postersSlide19
Privacy Issues
Most RFID tags have a reading range of less than 12 inches.
RFID can be read by anyone without your knowledge, may be disabled by certain readers, and can be read at huge distances with high-gain antennas
.Slide20
Privacy Issues
Tags could be linked to an individual's sensitive data if the RFID has a unique serial number. (An enterprising person could possibly follow the paper trail back to compromising info
)Slide21
RFID Security
There is no global standard, most systems are proprietary. Many different devices are needed to guarantee intended results
RFID is easily disrupted by electromagnetic spectrum interference (
wi-fi
, cellular telephone)
Active RFID tags can be repeatedly polled to wear down the battery life and disrupt the systemSlide22
RFID Security
RFID tags with similar protocol in close proximity can "collide" and overlap making both unreadable
RFID readers can "collide" when two or more read signals are presentSlide23
Legal Implications
Threat to privacy – can be hidden inside almost anything
FDA has approved – but noted risks with use
Transponders causing malignant tumors in animals… FDA has no response as of yet
Wiretap Act may be applicable to RFID legalitiesSlide24
Conclusion
RFID chipping helps immensely with the large population of animals, especially those in agriculture, as well as home pets
There are many risks, but research is still going on to improve the technology
Thoughts for RFID’s for human information, and consumer items growing rapidlySlide25
Discussion Questions
Should someone be charged for contacting you for money for the return of your pet?
Is it ethical to microchip your pet?Slide26
Resources
http://www.rfident.org/
http://www.petmicrochiplookup.org/
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/pet-travel/pet-microchip.htm/printable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchip_implant_(animal)
http://www.24petwatch.com
/
http://rfid.net/best-practices/43-best-practices/118-how-to-build-and-rfid-reader
http://www.thingmagic.com/rfid-developers-kits
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_7570.cfm
http://www.cs.kau.se/IFIP-yysyummerschool/summerschool2009/IFIP2007POST/papers/S03_P3_Vikas_Kumar.pdf
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/1401
http://xstatic99645.tripod.com/naisinfocentral/id16.html