The LovePup Foundation recently presented the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors with a donation of $13,500 to place microchips in dogs before every adoption at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control.

Hundreds of stray animals come into Maricopa County Animal Care and Control every week and many of them are pets. Getting these lost family members back to their owners is a part of the mission and culture at the department.

“This is one more example of how animal care operations are progressing,” said Chairman Steve Chucri, Board of Supervisors, Dist. 2. “We continue to build crucial partnerships with organizations like LovePup Foundation that help us reconnect dogs to their owners.”

It is estimated one-third of pets will become lost at some point in their life. Microchips with owner information are a reliable way to return them to their home. Animal Care and Control has offered this service for a fee in the past and can now provide it for all dogs leaving the shelter thanks to this grant.

“Most people want to find their missing pet and this technology can bring them together more quickly,” said Blake Van Es, LovePup founder. “Microchips are an affordable solution to slowing the cycle of lost pets.”

Lerner & Rowe law firm generously agreed to underwrite the microchip program so every new owner’s information is added to the dog during the adoption process.

“This kind of collaboration has the potential to save more lives,” said Mary Martin, director of Animal Care and Control. “We deal with thousands of dogs every year and microchips can prevent dogs from ever entering the shelter. There is nothing better than delivering a dog back to a family because you can tell right away where they belong.”

 

 

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