[StBernard] Rabies and microchip drive will be part of Paws in the Park in Chalmette

[Westley Annis]

Rabies and microchip drive will be part of Paws in the Park in Chalmette
St Bernard Parish Animal Services will conduct its annual rabies and
microchip drive Oct. 11 as part of Paws in the Park on Oct. 11 at Sidney
Torres Park in Chalmette. ( )
Print NOLA Community Submission By NOLA Community Submission 
on September 11, 2014 at 8:19 AM, updated September 11, 2014 at 8:20 AM

St Bernard Parish Animal Services will conduct its annual rabies and
microchip drive Oct. 11 as part of Paws in the Park on Oct. 11 at Sidney
Torres Park in Chalmette.

The drive will be from 10 a.m. to noon, before Paws in the Park from noon to
4 p.m.
The cost is $15.   All dogs must be on a leash, and all cats must be in a
pet taxi or a cat carrier.  Parish and state laws require dogs and cats
receive a rabies vaccination every year.

A rabies tag also serves as an identification tag for pets. The tag number
can identify the pet and its owner through records at the parish shelter.
Microchips, although they are not GPS, serve as a crucial tool in helping
reunite an animal to its owner. A  pet's microchip will be registered with
24hr PetWatch, and the shelter also will keep a record in its computer
database.