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| Helping Labs Find Their Fur-Ever Homes |
One way to insure your furry loved ones remain healthy and SAFE is to purchase their Pennsylvania Annual
Dog License (required by law), or better yet, consider giving your loved ones a permanent form of
identification (i.e., a tattoo or microchip, defined below).
With a tattoo or microchip, if they are ever separated from you and have lost their collar, they can still be
identified and traced back to you. Shelters and veterinarians will check strays for these permanent forms of
ID and can help reunite a lost loved one with your family.
fact, this is the only way you can take advantage of a lifetime dog license in PA, which is a one-time Many
shelters/pet stores offer microchipping clinics on a periodic basis.
Many shelters/pet stores offer microchipping clinics on a periodic basis.
PA Annual Dog Licenses (Click here for a form) are available through your County Treasurer's office. Offices
are listed below. Many local businesses, veterinarians, pet stores, and hardware stores sell Annual Dog
Licenses on behalf of the Treasurer's office as well.
PA Lifetime Dog Licenses must be secured directly through the County Treasurer's office. Be sure to
contact your County Treasurer's office before scheduling an appointment to have the tattoo or microchip
procedure done, as there is a lifetime application form only available through the Treasurer's office and a
verification of permanent identification form that the vet/person administering the procedure must fill out
and sign (this form is normally issued by the Treasurer's office also).
To learn more about dog licensure requirements or any of PA's Dog Laws, please visit the PA Department
of Agriculture's website at: www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=126843
A tattoo is usually administered by a veterinarian's office. Many vets will require the dog be sedated for the
procedure, but not always. The tattoo consists of the letters PA and a specific number assigned to your dog
which relates to the county in which you reside. Tattoos are placed on the right hind leg on the inner part of
the upper thigh of the dog.
By PA Dept of Ag definition, a microchip is "A passive transducer encapsulated in a biocompatible material
activated by a 125-kilohertz scanner, or any similar device approved by the Department."
In layman's terms, a microchip is a small device, about the size of a grain of rice, which is implanted under
the skin of the dog, between the shoulder blades. These devices contain a coded identification number and
are registered with a national registry such as "Home Again," "AVID," and others.
Veterinarians and shelters have "scanners" which can be used to determine if a dog has a microchip form
of ID and in this manner, can help reunite a lost dog with it's family. The dog does not have to be sedated
for this procedure.
The following link will take you to an article that discusses the pros and cons of tattoos and microchips:
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/microchp.html
Dog License (required by law), or better yet, consider giving your loved ones a permanent form of
identification (i.e., a tattoo or microchip, defined below).
With a tattoo or microchip, if they are ever separated from you and have lost their collar, they can still be
identified and traced back to you. Shelters and veterinarians will check strays for these permanent forms of
ID and can help reunite a lost loved one with your family.
fact, this is the only way you can take advantage of a lifetime dog license in PA, which is a one-time Many
shelters/pet stores offer microchipping clinics on a periodic basis.
Many shelters/pet stores offer microchipping clinics on a periodic basis.
PA Annual Dog Licenses (Click here for a form) are available through your County Treasurer's office. Offices
are listed below. Many local businesses, veterinarians, pet stores, and hardware stores sell Annual Dog
Licenses on behalf of the Treasurer's office as well.
PA Lifetime Dog Licenses must be secured directly through the County Treasurer's office. Be sure to
contact your County Treasurer's office before scheduling an appointment to have the tattoo or microchip
procedure done, as there is a lifetime application form only available through the Treasurer's office and a
verification of permanent identification form that the vet/person administering the procedure must fill out
and sign (this form is normally issued by the Treasurer's office also).
To learn more about dog licensure requirements or any of PA's Dog Laws, please visit the PA Department
of Agriculture's website at: www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=126843
A tattoo is usually administered by a veterinarian's office. Many vets will require the dog be sedated for the
procedure, but not always. The tattoo consists of the letters PA and a specific number assigned to your dog
which relates to the county in which you reside. Tattoos are placed on the right hind leg on the inner part of
the upper thigh of the dog.
By PA Dept of Ag definition, a microchip is "A passive transducer encapsulated in a biocompatible material
activated by a 125-kilohertz scanner, or any similar device approved by the Department."
In layman's terms, a microchip is a small device, about the size of a grain of rice, which is implanted under
the skin of the dog, between the shoulder blades. These devices contain a coded identification number and
are registered with a national registry such as "Home Again," "AVID," and others.
Veterinarians and shelters have "scanners" which can be used to determine if a dog has a microchip form
of ID and in this manner, can help reunite a lost dog with it's family. The dog does not have to be sedated
for this procedure.
The following link will take you to an article that discusses the pros and cons of tattoos and microchips:
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/microchp.html
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