Houston is offering free microchips for dogs and cats before it begins enforcing a new ordinance that requires pets to have the identification devices.
before it begins enforcing a new ordinance that requires pets to have the identification devices.
Pets owners in Houston already were required to register pets with the city and prove they have been vaccinated against rabies. The registration requirement historically has had low participation; city officials have estimated just 4 percent of Houston pets are registered.Houston to require microchips for dogs and cats, bar pet shops from using ‘puppy mill’ breeders
The city will offer free microchips from 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at its animal shelter on 3300 Carr St. It will offer them during the same hours on Monday, Feb. 6, and Tuesday, Feb. 7. The city usually offers toThe microchips will enable animal control officers to return lost pets directly, without bringing them to a shelter first, according to Greg Damianoff, the shelter director for the city's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care.
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