HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.13.15_Microchip_EventCITY OF SOUTH BEND
PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
Office of the Mayor
CONTACT:
Kara Kelly, (574) 235 -5853
kkelly @southbendin.gov
FOR RELEASE: Monday, July 13, 2015
CITY TO OFFER FREE PET MICROCHIPS TO RESIDENTS
South Bend Animal Care and Control, in conjunction with Pet Refuge, will host a Microchip
Blitz event on Sunday, July 19 from loam to 4pm at South Bend Animal Care and Control, 521
Eclipse Place.
Microchips, a secondary form of pet identification that should not replace a collar and current ID
tag, may be scanned by a shelter or veterinarian to reunite a lost pet with its family.
To receive one of the 300 chips available, pet owners must present valid identification proving
South Bend residency. There is no cost to residents. The chips will be distributed on a first -come,
first - served basis and the clinic will conclude when all chips have been given away.