Hi,

The cat rescue group I belong to uses AVID. It's a one time payment provided that the information doesn't change. If you move or phone number changes... and you want to update it then its a small fee. Forgot how much it is. No annual fee.

Yes, I did get a call for one of my foster kittens. He was killed by a car about 3 years after being adopted out. . I got a call at 4 in the morning from the emergency vet. So AVID does keep their records straight. And I had to call his mom. She didn't even know that he had gotten out. First time out... She was heart broken and me too. He was a special boy. Sad way to find out but their system does work.

We've also recovered another one of our foster cats. His adoptive famliy dumped him in Palm Spring. Family lives in Redondo beach. Again it was like 4 years between micro-chipped, registered and being picked up. Animal control in Palm Springs contacted us.

There been other instances too. We haven't had any problems with Avid. On the information, you can supply secondary contact information in case they can't get hold of you.

Hope this helps.