https://www.facebook.com/MicrochipPetOwners

Don't know about the rest of CDers, but I never even knew about the petition!

How confident do you feel that if your dog went missing, you would get it back because it was microchipped?

No a microchip alone isn't proof of ownership, just like KC registration in your name isn't. You need to build up a variety of proofs should you ever need to prove a dog is yours -it all adds up. So microchip and KC registration in you name, registration at your vet, photos of the dog in your home, etc. Should there ever be a dispute ownership will go to the person with the most proof -UNLESS there is a sales receipt available.

I certainly would NOT want microchip to be proof of ownership. How easy then to steal a dog and just chip it in your name!!

A microchip has only ever been a proof of identity. Proof of ownership of the identified animal is a different legal matter.