In partnership with Petco Love, Austin Animal Center will provide free microchips and vaccinations at a drive-thru event March 25 at Shoreline Church North, 15201 Burnet Road, Austin.
The drive-thru will open at 9 a.m. and will guarantee service to the first 300 pets that are leashed or in carriers. Owners can also preregister their pets online.
Microchips are electronic chips that are inserted under the skin of a pet and serve as a form of identification that can be scanned for owner information, according to Austin Animal Center, the municipal animal shelter for the city of Austin.
“Microchips not only are essential to helping pets reunite with their families but are also lifesaving,” said Rebekha Montie, Austin Animal Center field services manager, in a press release. “A pet has a much greater chance of making it back home if they are microchipped.”
