ANIMARK – Keeping Ireland's pets safe since 1989
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Animark supplies microchips to the veterinary profession and registers all companion animals on its approved database.
Animark is one of the four Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved microchip databases as per the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015
It is a requirement for all four of these databases to synchronise their data at least daily with EuroPetNet (EPN) (https://www.europetnet.com), a group of national and local associations across Europe which provides a search across all EuroPetNet (EPN) member databases to show which country and database holds the owner’s registered details.
Animark is also a member of https://www.petmaxx.com. PetMaxx is an international companion animal microchip search tool created to help reunite lost pets and their owners. PetMaxx scans a range of international databases (including North & South America, Europe, Russia and Australia etc.) to indicate whether a microchip is registered or not and on which database.
History of Animark
1989
Animark was set up by John Costello, Veterinary Surgeon to supply microchips and a database for the identification of companion animals
John was among the first people to start using microchipping in Ireland for dogs and was an early advocate, being a member of the initial working group for microchipping to be brought into legislation as a means of animal identification
John Costello advised the Department of Environment on Guard Dog Legislation which were introduced that same year and were the first microchip legislation in Europe.
1990 - 1996
John was the Irish ISO representative at numerous international meetings to determine an ISO Standard for microchips and scanners.
In 1996 the ISO Standards 11784 and 11785 were finally published.
John advised the Department of Agriculture on Inner City Horses Legislation, resulting in enactment of The Control of Horses Act 1996.
2005 - 2006
Animark was asked by the Irish Kennel Club (IKC) to advise on a scheme to identify all pedigree puppies by microchipping.
Pedigree puppies scheme was launched on 1st January 2006 with the support of VICAS (Veterinary Ireland Companion Animal Society).
2007 - 2016
John made numerous submissions to the Department of Environment to expand microchipping to all dogs as the number of dogs euthanised in the dog pounds exceeded 25,000 per annum.
This eventually resulted in the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015 which came into effect in April 2016.
2016 - 2021
After a long career dedicated to looking after animals John turned 80 and put in motion the handing over the running of Animark to his son Simon.
Animark was set up by John Costello, Veterinary Surgeon to supply microchips and a database for the identification of companion animals
John was among the first people to start using microchipping in Ireland for dogs and was an early advocate, being a member of the initial working group for microchipping to be brought into legislation as a means of animal identification
John was the Irish ISO representative at numerous international meetings to determine an ISO Standard for microchips and scanners.
In 1996 the ISO Standards 11784 and 11785 were finally published.
John advised the Department of Agriculture on Inner City Horses Legislation, resulting in enactment of The Control of Horses Act 1996.
1989
John Costello advised the Department of Environment on Guard Dog Legislation which were introduced that same year and were the first microchip legislation in Europe.
1990- 1996
Animark was asked by the Irish Kennel Club (IKC) to advise on a scheme to identify all pedigree puppies by microchipping.
Pedigree puppies scheme was launched on 1st January 2006 with the support of VICAS (Veterinary Ireland Companion Animal Society).
2007 - 2016
After a long career dedicated to looking after animals John turned 80 and put in motion the handing over the running of Animark to his son Simon.
2005 - 2006
John made numerous submissions to the Department of
Environment to expand microchipping to all dogs as
the number of dogs euthanised in the dog pounds
exceeded 25,000 per annum.
This
eventually resulted in the
Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015
which came into effect in April 2016.