Recently, on a Saturday evening, I was driving down Austin Street and at the corner of Austin and First Street, where I saw a small white poodle that had apparently been hit by a car. I went to see if it was still alive. Sadly, it was not.
I knew this animal was someone’s pet. It was groomed with a wellshaped tail and polished red nails.
It had no tags, but was wearing a light blue collar. Since it was the weekend, and the city’s animal control division was closed, I called Pat from the Humane Society to ask if she would be willing to come out and take the poodle and check it for a microchip. She did.
Unfortunately, the poodle was not chipped.
It is obvious that by providing pets with current identification (tags and microchip) owners can have the peace of mind that their lost pet has a better chance of being found than without identification, even in the circumstance I described above.
I would like to add my voice of support to the Humane Society’s efforts for pet owners to microchip their pets. I also would like to thank Pat and the efforts of the Harlingen Humane Society for their continued advocacy for responsible pet ownership.
Isabel Kirk Harlingen
