North Hempstead, NY – North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board would like to announce that the Town’s Animal Shelter will be offering FREE microchips to dogs and cats of North Hempstead residents through the “Pet Microchip Clinic.” The event will be held on Saturday, September 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Town’s Animal Shelter, and will be co-sponsored by the Animal Shelter’s not-for-profit partner The Shelter Connection.

Microchipping allows dogs and cats to be electronically identified through a unique, permanent, tamper-proof identification number, increasing the odds of reuniting them with their owners if they are ever lost or stolen. A chip is as small as a grain of rice and is easily implanted under the skin of the pet. This is a service performed for all dogs that are adopted from the Town’s Animal Shelter.

“We are proud to once again offer this free microchipping service to our residents,” said Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “By having dogs and cats microchipped, it will give owners peace of mind and allow their pet to be identified if they are ever lost.”

All participants of the clinic will leave with information from PetLink, a tag, and microchip identification card with the chip number. In order to be microchipped, all dog owners are required to have a valid license at time of registration and cat owners must show proof of current rabies vaccination certificate (tags alone will not be accepted as proof). All microchips will be administered by a licensed veterinarian and/or licensed veterinary technician.

The North Hempstead Animal Shelter is located at 75 Marino Avenue, Port Washington.

Microchips are limited so pre-registration is required. Please call 311 or (516)869-6311 to reserve your spot today.

Supervisor Bosworth with a pooch from the Town’s Animal Shelter.