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Humane Society staff members
and volunteers demonstrate how easy it is to implant
a microchip in a pet. Photo by Mike Shands
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Humane Society Offers Low-Cost Microchip
Clinic
The Watauga Humane Society is partnering with
Dr. Cara Roten-Henson of Animal Medical Center of Boone
to offer an affordable monthly microchip clinic beginning
Saturday, Feb. 12.
Microchipping is a permanent method of pet identification
that involves embedding a microchip under a pets
skin between its shoulder blades. The microchip contains
a unique identification number and is small enough to
be injected with a hypodermic needle.
When animals enter a shelter or research facility they
are immediately scanned with a microchip detector that
reads the microchip number and displays it on a screen.
The number is then called in to a 24-hour hotline to identify
the pets owner.
Unlike a collar and tag, that may be lost or removed,
the microchip is a lifelong identification system.
Saturdays clinic will be from 11:30 a.m. to noon
at the Animal Medical Center of Boone at 1582 Old Highway
421 South. No appointment is necessary, but owners must
bring proof of their pets rabies vaccination, and
the pets must be at least 8 weeks old.
The microchipping cost will be $25 per pet, including
cats, kittens, dogs and puppies. The normal cost for microchipping
can be as high as $50.
Proceeds from the microchip clinic will benefit the humane
society.
For more information about the clinic or the humane society
call (828) 264-7865 or look online at www.wataugahumanesociety.org.
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