Microchipping Days/brisbane/june 17 & 24

[mita]

RSPCA Qld supported by Brisbane City Council will have microchipping days for dogs & cats. Cost $25 per animal.

Sunday 17 June, BRIGHTON, Decker Park, Twentyfifth Avenue. 8.30am - 4.30pm

Sunday 24 June, WYNNUM, Elanora Park, Granada St. 8.30am - 4.30pm.

Dogs must be on leads and cats in a carry cage (cat cages available at the event).

Minimum age 12 weeks.

People can preregister to jump the queue on the day.

rspcaqld.org.au/microchippingdays

Initiative comes from fact 32,000 calls were taken last year about lost & found pets. Fewer than 7.000 reunited with their families.

This info was on a brochure that came from the Brisbane City Council with our cat's annual registration.

[Guest lavendergirl]

Thanks for that information Mita. That is a great service - very useful to actually get out amongst the community and offer this. Lets hope they take the opportunity to provide some educational brochures regarding other areas of pet care as well.

Those statistics are really flabbergasting - I wonder how many people genuinely search for their missing pets?

Edited June 11, 2012 by lavendergirl

[mita]

I agree with you, the stats are awful. Good idea about handing out dog management info, too.

This brochure would've been received by people who already register their pets....and also likely to already have their dog/cat microchipped.

So it's a case of getting the info further out into the community. Word-of-mouth to neighbours, workmates, friends & family might help spread the word.

Edited June 11, 2012 by mita

[mita]

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[mita]

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