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Posted: 1:56 PM Mar 17, 2010
Georgia legislature considering bill to scan pets for microchips before euthanizing
Shelters must scan animals for a microchip before euthanizing them under legislation that cleared the House
unanimously.
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ATLANTA (AP) - Shelters must scan animals for a microchip before euthanizing them under legislation that cleared the House
unanimously.
The bill requires the shelter to try to find a microchip in
animals when they are brought in. If one is detected, officials
must make a reasonable effort to locate the owner.
For dogs, cats and other animals traditionally kept as household
pets, shelter officials must again scan for a chip before putting
the pet down.
Some owners place microchips in their pets in case they run
away.
The bill was sponsored by Rep. Gene Maddox, a Cairo Republican who's also a veterinarian.
Maddox said Wednesday that the companies that make scanners will donate them to local shelters so there won't be a cost.
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