MOORHEAD, Minn. — 4 Luv of Dog Rescue is making it easier for pet owners to keep track of their four–legged friends. Throughout the morning, people could bring their dogs or cats in to get injected with a microchip that contains the owner’s information. The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association says 52 percent of missing dogs who have a…
FARGO, N.D. — You probably never want to lose man’s, or woman’s, best friend. Homeward Animal Shelter offered a $20 microchip clinic, so pet owners never have to worry about that. Veterinarians place the chip between a cat or dog’s shoulder and neck. If you lose your pet, any vet, pound or shelter has a scanner to check the barcode on…
FARGO, N.D. — Shelter managers say microchips are a pet’s ticket home. Homeward Animal Shelter is offering microchips for dogs at $20. Staff at the shelter say dogs can’t feel the chip, which is placed between their shoulder and neck. The chip has a barcode put into a nationwide database to help locate lost pets. They say pet parents must remember…
FARGO, ND — Pups and kittens flooded in and out of Homeward Animal Shelter in order to get their identification. A Microchip clinic was set up at the shelter for any cat or dog over the age of eight weeks. The microchip was implanted by a licensed veterinarian by implanting a syringe under the skin between the shoulder blades. Shelter…
