115 R.C.A.F. Road, St. John's, NL

Microchip Special – February 16, 2025

Microchip Special - February 16, 2025

When

Feb 16    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Where

Global Pet Foods
141 Torbay Road, St. John's, NL
Is your pet micro-chipped? No?
 
We are offering a Microchip Special on Sunday, February 16, 2025 between 10:00am – 1:00pm at Global Pet Foods NL on Torbay Road. This will be by APPOINTMENT ONLY!
 
To schedule an appointment please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Morgan, at volunteer@spcastjohns.org and she will be in touch with the next steps.
 
Please note payments must be made before appointment time can be given.
Payments will be accepted over the phone with Debit Visa or Credit Card.
 
Get your pet micro-chipped for only $30!
What is a microchip??
 
A microchip is also called an “identifying integrated circuit” – it is a small chip (about the size of a grain of rice) that will bring up a specific number when scanned by the proper type of scanner. Microchips use radio frequency identification technology to communicate with microchip scanners. The ‘chip’ of the microchip is surrounded by glass so your animal is never in contact with the actual ‘chip’.
 
Vet clinics, animal shelters and municipal animal control facilities usually have scanners capable of reading microchips. When the chip is scanned, the number is matched in a database to determine the owner’s contact information so the pet can be returned.