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Some idiot has brought up a proposal to remove the shelters and animal
control ability to give a microchip  for all you who has lost a pet and
found it due to a microchip  you know how important it is.  Thanks everyone

Florida, Help Shelters Reunite Lost Pets and Their Owners!

Proposed Measure to Strip Animal Shelters & Animal Control Agencies of Their
Ability to Microchip Animals
Sponsor(s):  Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine
ASPCA Position:  Oppose
Action Needed:  Please email our letter asking the members of the Florida
Board of Veterinary Medicine to reject this proposed measure.

The Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine is currently considering a measure
that would strip animal shelters of their ability to microchip animals in
their care.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, microchipping
has been identified as one of the most effective methods for reuniting pets
with their owners. Microchipping by animal shelters is standard practice
across the United States, and it's especially important in Florida--perhaps
the state most vulnerable to devastating hurricanes. This vital service that
shelters provide to Florida residents and their pets must be protected.

Microchips are also a vital tool for animal control agencies, aiding in the
reunification of owned animals who are picked up and thought to be strays.
They are an important tracking mechanism for animal control officers who
must impound animals, oftentimes repeatedly, whose owners irresponsibly let
them run at large.

The Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine needs to be reminded that the
leading cause of death among pets is not disease, parasites or injury.
Sadly, it's the euthanasia of lost pets who cannot be identified.

What You Can Do
The Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine will be considering this measure at
its March 18 meeting. Please send a personalized email to members of the
board and express your opposition to their proposed measure to strip animal
shelters of their ability to microchip animals in their care.