Down East Animal Refuge - Scotland Neck North Carolina

(SCOTLAND NECK, NC) – Dr. Marty Edwards, Vet Mobile of Cary, will now offer micro chipping as part of her normal, monthly Rabies Clinic. Micro Chipping is where a veterinarian will be inserting microchips for $25, which includes the microchip, insertion, and enrollment in a recovery service.  Why?  Tags alone can get lost or be removed and microchipping is an easy way to permanently I.D. your pet.

To increase the chance pets can be reunited with their owners, if lost, Down East Animal Refuge and the American Kennel Club’s Companion Animal Recovery program (AKC CAR) are providing pet owners with a more permanent way to I.D. their pets.  The joint effort is an initiative to get pets (1) microchipped and (2) enrolled in AKC CAR’s recovery program. 

YOUR PET WILL BE CHIPPED – At the monthly rabies clinics, Dr. Marty or veterinary technician will microchip your pet.  The tiny rice-sized I.D. is encoded with a unique number and implanted just under the skin in the scruff of the neck.  The process is simple and only takes a few seconds.  The “chip” can later be detected and read by a scanner used by shelters, veterinarians, and other agencies.

YOUR PET WILL BE ENROLLED – You will be provided with an AKC CAR enrollment form at the time the “chip” is implanted. You will immediately fill out the form to enroll in AKC CAR’s 24-hour recovery service. This will ensure that you can be contacted when your pet is reported found.  In addition, it is very important that you keep the information that is saved in the database current.  If you should later move or get a new telephone number, please notify AKC CAR immediately at 1-800-252-7894.

USE THE COLLAR TAG – Your pet will receive an acrylic yellow collar tag two weeks after registration along with the dog’s confirmation letter. The tag will also link your pet to AKC CAR.  This special I.D. tag will serve as a supplement to the microchip and can speed up the recovery process.  When your pet is found, animal control, veterinarians and rescue groups will first look for visible I.D. and call the toll-free number on the tag.  If there is no tag, they will scan your pet for a microchip and alert AKC CAR who will then contact the owner. 

Millions of pets are enrolled in AKC CAR, which is the largest non-profit recovery database of microchipped pets in the United States.  The program maintains the secure database and a trained staff provides recovery services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  To date, hundreds of thousands of pets nationwide have been recovered and reunited with their owners through AKC Companion Animal Recovery.