Mia-PetsANICOM lookup: how to check a pet registration in Catalonia
How to use ANICOM's microchip lookup, what it can return and what to do if no result appears.
What ANICOM is
ANICOM is Catalonia's General Companion Animal Register. The Catalan government explains that it brings together municipal registers for companion animals. Dogs, cats and ferrets are registered by the municipality where they normally live. A microchip identifies the animal, while municipal registration connects that identification with the public register.
ANICOM includes an open restricted-data lookup designed to help locate owners when an animal is found.
How to use ANICOM lookup
Have the complete microchip number ready. The Catalan government describes it as a 15-digit identifier. Enter it exactly as it appears in the veterinary documentation.
Open the official ANICOM lookup ↗
If no result appears, that alone does not prove the animal has no microchip. The record may belong to another database, the number may have been copied incorrectly, or the municipality or veterinarian may need to check it.
ANICOM, the microchip and municipal registration
The microchip is the electronic identifier. The municipal census records the animal where it normally lives. ANICOM integrates Catalan municipal records into the general companion-animal register.
The Catalan government publishes a three-month deadline from birth and a 30-day deadline after acquisition, a change of residence, death or changes to registered information. Always check the current official process before filing documents.
If you find an animal
Contact the municipality where the animal was found. If you have access to a microchip reader, Europetnet can help identify the relevant database. If it points to ANICOM, use the official ANICOM lookup.
Do not publish a complete microchip number or personal details on social media.
If your pet is lost
Notify the municipality where the animal lives and the database in which it is registered. Check that the registered telephone number, email and address are current.
If the lookup returns no result
Check all 15 digits first. Then review the veterinary identification documents and ask the municipality or the veterinarian who implanted or registered the chip. A blank result from one database should not be interpreted in isolation.
Barcelona pet registration
If you live in Barcelona, see our guide to registering a pet in Barcelona. It explains how the microchip, municipal census, address changes and ANICOM relate to one another.
Mia-Pets does not operate or modify the public register. ANICOM is an external official service.
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