Last Chance for Free Microchips

[Guest guest]

For immediate release: 5/12/06

Contact: Bill Hamilton, (415) 822-5566

 

Final Public Microchipping Clinic of 2006 at ACC

 

On June 11, 2006 San Francisco Animal Care and Control (ACC) will host the

third and last microchipping clinic of the year for theåç public's dogs and

cats. The procedure is free for San Francisco residents and only $15 per

animal for nonresidents, though donations are welcome in both cases. (A

minimum donation of $10 per animal is suggested.) Some vet hospitals charge

as much as $80 for the procedure.

 

The caretakers of those dogs and cats receiving the chip will get a national

enrollment form that they can mail in at their convenience with $6.25, about

a third of the regular national enrollment fee, because of a shelter

discount given by the microchip company, HomeAgain. (Most shelters in the

Bay Area use the HomeAgain system, which is also recognized in Europe,

Australia and Japan.) The service includes registration at ACC only, so

national enrollment is recommended in case a lost animal is found and taken

to another shelter or veterinary hospital.

 

San Francisco dogs must be licensed to receive a microchip at this clinic.

If not, dogs may be licensed at ACC the same day, as long as the owner has a

vet-endorsed certificate of an up-to-date rabies vaccination. Each dog must

be on leash, and each cat must be in a separate carrier. No appointment or

paperwork are necessary for the microchipping service, which is performed by

a vet. Since the needle used to inject the chip is relatively large the

procedure is not recommended for young puppies or kittens.

 

The clinic will occur from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 11 at ACC, 1200 15th

Street (at Harrison). Weather permitting, the clinic will be in the dog park

adjacent to ACC. Otherwise it will be on the second floor of the shelter.

Since there is usually a line at the start of the clinic, the sponsor

recommends coming between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Special consideration will be

made for disabled people. ACC is ADA-compliant.

 

Complete details about the clinic and how microchips work are available

online at http://fsfacc.org/microchipping.htm.

 

For the fifth straight year these clinics are sponsored by ACC's volunteer

fundraising organization, the Friends of San Francisco Animal Care and

Control (FSFACC), a 501©(3) nonprofit that exists primarily through

donations.

 

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FSFACC, P.O. Box 2443, San Francisco, CA 94126-2443; phone: (425) 822-5566;

e-mail: HelpAnimals; Web: http://FSFACC.org.

 

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[Guest guest]

Hello all, I don't post much but I'm checking in because I've never had an

animal

microchipped before. This sounds like a good idea, I'm thinking of taking my

kitty

tomorrow to have this done. But I wanted to ask if anyone here has any reason to

advise against. Comments?

 

Janice

 

, Kate Danaher <katedanaher wrote:

>

> For immediate release: 5/12/06

> Contact: Bill Hamilton, (415) 822-5566

>

> Final Public Microchipping Clinic of 2006 at ACC

>

> On June 11, 2006 San Francisco Animal Care and Control (ACC) will host the

> third and last microchipping clinic of the year for theåç public's dogs and

> cats. The procedure is free for San Francisco residents and only $15 per

> animal for nonresidents, though donations are welcome in both cases. (A

> minimum donation of $10 per animal is suggested.) Some vet hospitals charge

> as much as $80 for the procedure.

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