NY animal shelter imposes mandatory microchipping for pets

CBS | September 9, 2008

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. ― Starting Monday, every dog and cat adopted from the largest animal shelter on Long Island will come with a microchip embedded in its skin. It’s a quick procedure that can help reunite families with their lost pets.

Steven Reichert’s dog Sandy became the first to have the chip embedded at the Hempstead Town Animal Shelter.

“My dog is only 40 pounds. She didn’t even flinch, she didn’t even feel it,” Reichert told CBS 2.

Dogs and cats of any size, including puppies and kittens, be given the chip, which is about the size of a long grain of rice and is embedded via syringe.

“The chip is injected into the skin between the shoulders and within seconds a scanner can identify the pet and pull up all sorts of information,” says Charles Milone of the Hempstead Shelter. “You have the name of the animal owners, the address, the phone number, the breed.”

Every week, about 30 stray dogs are dropped off at the Hempstead Shelter, and many are never reunited with their families. Now every dog or cat that’s adopted from the shelter will be chipped before it heads to its new home.

“You do your animal and yourself a disservice by not doing it. Whether you do it from us or your veterinarian, the key is get your animal identified because you want to get it back,” says Milone.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 7:09 pm

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