Humane Society
offers bargain
on pet ID chips

Star-Bulletin staff

Pet owners interested in having their cats or dogs implanted with identification microchips can get it done for only $5 next month instead of the usual $25.

People may bring their pets to the Hawaiian Humane Society between 6 and 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and noon to 2 p.m. Sundays. No appointments are necessary. Pet owners may instead make appointments to see the following veterinarians:

Aina Haina Pet Hospital, 373-2111.
Animal Clinic Mililani, 623-2814.
Animal Clinic Moanalua, 422-0514.
Animal Clinic Waimalu, 487-3607.
Animal Clinic Waipahu, 671-1751.
The Cat Clinic, Kaimuki, 732-8884.
Family Veterinary Clinic, Pearl City, 484-9070.
Haiku Veterinary Clinic, Kaneohe, 235-6405.
Newtown Veterinary Clinic, 488-3667.
Pearl City Veterinary Clinic, 456-2221.
The Pet Doctor, Kahala, 733-8828.
Wahiawa Animal Hospital, 621-7000.
Waianae Veterinary Clinic, 696-4161.
Waipahu-Leeward Veterinary Clinic, 671-4095.

Pam Burns, president of the Humane Society, said identification microchips have reunited 185 dogs and 190 cats with their owners. More than 17,000 dogs and 25,000 cats on Oahu have microchips, which are the size of a grain of rice and inserted into the fleshy area between the animal's shoulders in a simple and painless procedure.

The microchip holds a 10-digit code that is stored along with owner information in the Humane Society's database. When a lost pet is found, a scanner is used to detect the code.