Micro chipping events aim to help owners find lost pets

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Micro chipping events aim to help owners find lost pets
(Grand Rapids, December 3, 2005, 5:32 p.m.) It's a simple procedure that may save the life of your dog.

Earlier this week, Target 8 aired a story about the Kent County Animal Shelter, and how dogs with no identification are given four days before they are put down.

The reaction from that story was overwhelming, and it continues.
Saturday, Mackenzies Animal Shelter held a discounted micro chipping clinic at the Cascade Chow Hound store. Instead of the usual $20 to $30 charge, dog owners could get a microchip embedded in their dog for just $9.

That microchip contains owner information that could be crucial if your dog becomes lost.
"This extends that holding period. If they are micro chipped or licensed they are now extended to a seven day holding period, so really for nine dollars you are getting an extra three days, which may be the difference between finding your dog or having your dog euthanized," said Erik Bauer of Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary.

The shelter plans to hold two more micro chipping clinics for dog owners. The next one will be next sSturday at the Chow Hound store on 28th Street and Eastern.

The following Saturday they'll be back at the Cascade Road store.

Both clinics run from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

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