OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, May 14, 2009 · 12 Getting windows Fido a microchip Superior quality, superior workmanship I We install window the right way, because replacement windows should never have to be replaced. 905.847.7480 windows doors roll shutters Call today for your estimate LONG WEEKEND SPECIAL! 2 Green Fees & Cart One Fantastic Price! $ 110 $ 129 dentification is key to keeping a pet linked to its owner. While name tags are useful they, too, can get lost when your animal goes astray. Microchips provide a safe and effective alternative. To help you keep connected to your pet the Oakville and District Humane Society is hosting a Microchip Clinic on Sunday, May 24. "Ensuring that pets have traceable identification is important to getting them home safely if lost," said Heather White, the society's community outreach and education manager. If an animal wearing an up-to-date dog licence tag, a cat identification tag registered at the shelter, or a microchip finds itself at the shelter, staff has a way to trace the owners and give them a call. Without proper identification the onus of responsibility is on the owner to find the animal. The Oakville and District Humane Society relies on dog licence and cat registration tag information to quickly reconnect pets with their owners. If the animal's tags are missing, then the society will scan the animal to see if it has a microchip. Animal microchips are about the size of a grain of rice and are typically implanted just beneath the skin between the shoulder blades by a vet. The process is similar to a vaccination and most animals do not react when the microchip is implanted. The microchip remains just beneath the skin for the animal's lifetime, a permanent form of identification. On May 24, the microchip clinic will run from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Local vets donate their time to support the event. Cat and dog owners are invited to bring their pet to the shelter at 445 Cornwall Rd. (west of Trafalgar on the north side of the road). The procedure costs $29.95/pet. For information, contact the shelter at 905-845-1551. To purchase your annual dog licence tag, required by law in the Town of Oakville, visit the shelter or the Town's municipal office at 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Licence forms are available at all pet retailers, libraries and veterinarians. Cat registration tags are also available at the Oakville and District Humane Society.