St. Lucie County Animal Safety Department Hosts Second Annual Free or Discounted Pet Microchipping Event
To celebrate June as National Microchip Month, St. Lucie County’s Animal Protection, Services, and Safety Division encourages all residents to ensure their pets have a microchip.
For the second consecutive year, the St. Lucie County Animal Safety Department is offering free or discounted lifetime pet microchip registration for National Microchip Month.
To support this initiative, St. Lucie County is providing free lifetime microchip registration for pets belonging to residents in the county’s unincorporated areas (outside city limits) throughout June.
Residents of the cities of Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie can also participate in this event for a cost of $10 per lifetime registration microchip.
The second annual free microchipping event will take place at the St. Lucie County Animal Safety Shelter,
3404 W. Midway Road in Fort Pierce, on Thursdays throughout June (June 6, 13, 20, and 27).
Time slots are scheduled every 30 minutes to ensure the accuracy of the information stored in the pet’s and owner’s microchip.
Appointments will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (no appointments from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.). There is a limit of five microchips per household.
Pre-registration is required by emailing: acvoucher@stlucieco.org with a copy of the pet owner’s driver’s license or Florida ID and proof of current residency showing your current address.
In the email, also include the following information, which will be assigned to your pet’s microchip once implanted:
- Your first and last name
- ADDRESS
- Phone number
- Your email address
- Emergency contact (name and phone number)
Pet owners must also provide the following information about the pet they wish to pre-register:
- Type of animal (cat/dog)
- Pet’s name
- Pet’s sex (male/female; spayed/neutered or intact)
- Pet’s age
- Pet’s breed (mixed breed is not a recognized breed)
- Pet’s color(s), with the predominant color listed as primary
- All dogs must be leashed and cats must be in carriers at the time of the scheduled microchipping appointment.
Microchips are beneficial in case a pet gets lost, is found, and/or taken to a veterinary center or Animal Services to be scanned for a microchip.
The owner’s information is linked to the microchip, allowing the pet’s owner to be contacted immediately so they can be reunited with their pet.
Everyone knows how easy it can be to lose track of your pet, even for a second.
This month aims to reduce the stress and worry of pet owners if their pets go missing by promoting the use of microchips.
Payment for services provided to city residents will be collected on the day of their appointment. Payments can be made in cash (no change can be provided), check, or credit/debit card (service fee applies).
For more information about St. Lucie County’s Animal Protection, Services, and Safety Division, visit www.stlucieco.gov
