Tags Help Your Lost Pet Get Home!
Only 5% of lost dogs and cats without ID tags get home again. Shocking, right? Pet owners need to make sure that their dogs and cats are wearing identification tags at all times. A simple metal or plastic tag featuring your phone number will help someone return your pets to you if they ever get lost.
KV-POP gives away pet identification tags at public events in the Kirksville area.
Tractor Supply Co. on north Baltimore in Kirksville can make you a personalized tag at their store at any time during business hours. There are many mail order companies that will mail you a custom tag. If you don't like the sound of tags jingling, consider a tag that slides on the collar, a pet tag silencer (e.g. Quiet Spot brand), or just tape the tags together!
KV-POP gives away pet identification tags at public events in the Kirksville area.
Tractor Supply Co. on north Baltimore in Kirksville can make you a personalized tag at their store at any time during business hours. There are many mail order companies that will mail you a custom tag. If you don't like the sound of tags jingling, consider a tag that slides on the collar, a pet tag silencer (e.g. Quiet Spot brand), or just tape the tags together!
Pet Licenses are Free in KV!
The City of Kirksville requires that all animal owners obtain licenses for their animals and that dogs wear these tags whenever they are not on their owner's property. There is no cost for these tags! Just bring proof of rabies vaccination to the police station.
Microchips
Microchips are a great back-up in case your pet's collar slips off or is removed. There are two steps to successful microchipping.
1) Your veterinarian will insert the microchip (a small object the size of a single grain of rice) into the scruff of your pet's neck. The process is routine, doesn't hurt the animal, and costs about $30.
2) You need to file your information (phone numbers, emergency contacts, pet medical info) with a microchip registry; this costs about $20 per pet. Most microchips are useless without this registration.
Whenever a pet arrives at a shelter, the staff checks the animal for a microchip as part of the intake procedure. A microchip will help even a collarless animal get home!
1) Your veterinarian will insert the microchip (a small object the size of a single grain of rice) into the scruff of your pet's neck. The process is routine, doesn't hurt the animal, and costs about $30.
2) You need to file your information (phone numbers, emergency contacts, pet medical info) with a microchip registry; this costs about $20 per pet. Most microchips are useless without this registration.
Whenever a pet arrives at a shelter, the staff checks the animal for a microchip as part of the intake procedure. A microchip will help even a collarless animal get home!
