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.