Dog Owners: FREE Micro-chipping by NJ Federation of Dog Clubs and Ramapo Kennel Club on May 15
Lost pets with microchips are up to 20 times more likely to return home
What exactly is a microchip?
A microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and placed between your dog’s shoulder blades under a veterinarian’s supervision. Implantation is quick, easy and virtually painless — similar to a vaccine injection — and can be performed during a regular clinic visit.
A microchip is not a tracking device. It can only be “turned on” for a few seconds at a time by a handheld microchip scanner that is passed over to read the microchip’s unique encoded number. The microchip number is the only information stored in the microchip so it is very important you immediately enroll your pet’s microchip with your contact information.
By enrolling your pet’s microchip, your name, telephone numbers, emergency contacts and other vital information are linked to the microchip number and stored in American Kennel Club’s Companion Animal Recovery’s (AKC CAR) database. When a lost pet is found, AKC CAR is contacted and our recovery experts will call you to help reunite you with your pet.
The Responsible Pet Ownership Committee, along with AKC CAR, The New Jersey Federation of Dog Clubs and the Ramapo Kennel Club will be supplying free Micro-chips, implantation, and registration to the first 75 dogs who attend the May 15th clinic. This free implantation will be held in conjunction with the Village’s free rabies clinic. Dr. Sherif George Mosaad, from the Farview Animal Clinic in Paramus will be present to implant the micro-chip which is quick and painless and done with a syringe.
The clinic will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Recycling Center, East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, and will be available for the first 75 dogs.