June is Microchip Madness Month

June is Microchip Madness Month
In honor of Microchip Madness Month, the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center will host a vaccination and microchip clinic from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 8 at 28095 Hillcrest. The center has been serving Aliso Viejo since 2009. Residents can get their pets microchipped and register the microchip for $20.

The multitude of natural disasters that have impacted the country and beyond over the last few years serve as a reminder that people and their pets can easily become separated. And summer - more than anytime during the year - holds its own perils, with Los Angeles and Orange County animal shelters inundated with lost pets due to fireworks, doors left open during warmer weather and such. The best way to reunite lost pets with their owners is when a pet is properly and permanently identified with a microchip.

The Mission Viejo Animal Services Center advocates the placement of a microchip in all pets. Collars can fall off or be removed. Microchips are a permanent means of identifying your pet whether they are lost locally or on a family trip.

The size of a grain of rice, microchips are painlessly injected under the skin using a syringe similar to a vaccination. It is also essential to register the microchip and keep your contact information current with the company that registered your chip.

For more information, call 949-470-3045.



















The City of Aliso Viejo, which incorporated July 1, 2001, encompasses approximately 7 square miles with over 46,123 residents. The City's annual budget is approximately $21 million. The budget is available on the City's website at www.cityofalisoviejo.com. The City supports a thriving business community with companies such as Pacific Life Insurance Co.; United Parcel Service (UPS); Clarient; Valeant Pharmaceuticals; Q-Logic; Lennar Homes; Buy.Com; Fluor Daniel; Pepsi Bottling, Inc.; Shea Homes; the Renaissance ClubSport Hotel; and Bausch and Lomb. Aliso Viejo has 23 parks, vast open space and top-notch amenities including the Aliso Viejo Ranch and the City's new Conference Center and Aquatic Center. The City of Aliso Viejo, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2011, welcomes you to "Experience It All." For more information, visit www.cityofalisoviejo.com.