Microchipping

Foothills Animal Shelter provides cat and dog microchips for $35 each.

This charge includes microchip registration.

Walk-in at any time during our open hours (Monday-Friday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.). No appointment is needed.

If you would also like to have your pet vaccinated, our low-cost Vaccination, Microchip and Licensing Clinics take place twice weekly at the Shelter every Wednesday and Friday between 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and at various locations throughout our community. No appointment is needed. Click here for details.

About Microchips:

A microchip is a form of permanent identification (as small as a grain of rice) that is inserted into the scruff of the animal’s neck. The procedure is as simple as a routine vaccination. In 1998, Foothills Animal Shelter, along with many other area shelters, began scanning all incoming animals for microchips. When a lost or stray animal comes into the Shelter, we digitally scan each incoming animal for a microchip. If detected, the microchip will lead us to the owner’s information.

A microchip is the perfect identification device because it cannot be lost or easily removed. Foothills Animal Shelter places microchips in all of our adopted dogs and cats.

Along with a collar bearing current rabies and dog license, a microchip is a fantastic tool to ensure your animal will be returned to you! Please contact us for more information regarding the microchipping process.