HSOY urges Council to ban roadside sale of animals

The Humane Society of Yuma calls on the public to urge the Yuma City Council to ban the roadside sale of animals.

Last June, HSOY Executive Director Shawn Smith went before the City Council to make the case for the ban.

This Tuesday (August 12), Smith will again address the issue with the Council during a work session.

The roadside sale of puppies not only poses an animal and public health concern but exacerbates the tragic epidemic of pet over-population, the consequences of which we are, sadly, all too familiar with.

We ask all those who to email the City Council in support of the ban (contact information below) and forward this email/posting to others and ask for their support as well.

Council members contact information
· Larry.Nelson@yumaaz.gov
· Ross.Hieb@yumaaz.gov
· Cody.Beeson@yumaaz.gov
· Paul.Johnson@yumaaz.gov
· Raul.Mendoza@yumaaz.gov
· EmaLea.Shoop@yumaaz.gov
· Leslie.McClendon@yumaaz.gov


If you support the Humane Society of Yuma and its mission to “ensure the humane treatment of all animals, reduce the number of homeless pets, and promote the value and importance animals contribute to our lives and community,” please consider becoming a member.

Memberships begin at only $25 a year.

Visit www.hsoyuma.com/join for more information.

HSOY microchips all dogs adopted, offers service to community

Thanks the Yuma Community Foundation, the Humane Society of Yuma microchips all dogs that are adopted from the shelter. The public is invited to microchip their dogs at the Humane Society of Yuma for $20. Cats will not be microchipped by The Humane Society of Yuma at this time.

A grant was received from the Yuma Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Arizona Community Foundation (Sturges Charitable Trust) to assist in the hard costs of the microchip. These funds help the Humane Society of Yuma provide microchips to adopted dogs without having to raise the price of adoptions.

MICROCHIP FACTS:
• The microchips used for animal identification are approximately the size of a grain of rice and each contains a unique code.
• Each microchip is injected, much like a vaccination, between the shoulder blades of the pet and remains under the skin for the rest of the pet’s life.
• Lost pets are often brought to veterinary clinics and shelters where they are scanned for a microchip using a hand-held scanner.
• Once the microchip is located the pet’s unique id code is displayed on the screen.
• 24PetWatch maintains the database linking information about registered pets and pet owners to their unique id codes.
• The veterinary clinic or shelter calls the 24 PetWatch Pet Recovery Centre and indicates the animal’s microchip number, allowing 24 PetWatch to find details of the pet’s owner.
• 24 PetWatch will call you to let you know your lost pet has been found.
• 24 PetWatch offers you the support of the Pet Recovery Team 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days per year.

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