Garden State Rescue Cntr Microchips & Registers in Edison for 1st Time

For the first time at Super Pet Expo in Edison, January 3-5, the Garden State Animal Rescue Center will offer microchipping for dogs, a quick and easy procedure that provides permanent pet tracking info that can’t be lost, worn out or damaged.

Microchipping is all about reducing stress for pet owners and pets, said Brian Becker, executive director, Garden State Rescue Center. “If a dog gets chipped as far away as India or Indiana, as long as it’s properly registered, its ID number will show up on the universal database.”

The organization will be offering more than microchips at the New Jersey Convention Center. Staff will also register the pets for their lifetimes. Many other organizations and vet offices expect the owner to do the registering. According to the blog 24petwatch, 40 percent of microchipped pets go unregistered, rendering the procedure useless.

“Our registration is good for the life of the pet. Many need to be renewed yearly,” added Becker. And the Rescue Center’s phone number is a backup in case the owner doesn’t answer the two phone numbers provided on the form. “The idea is to find the owners quickly, to prevent the dog from entering a facility which is stressful and confusing and can expose the pet to disease.”

A few of the Center’s technicians at the Rescue Center have implanted 1,000 microchips. Becker has done it 600 times himself. “Some think the chips function as a GPS. They do not. But at our booth at Super Pet Expo, pet owners can purchase a GPS unit that attaches to a dog’s collar at a significant discount.” Becker urges visitors to preregister for the microchipping: https://www.gardenstatearc.org/clinic-registration.

Attendees are encouraged to bring canned or dry cat food that TICA Breeds: United Cat Club will distribute to local rescue organizations. In addition to rescue opportunities there will be over 100 pedigree and household pets to see and a competition for both pedigree and household pets. For the details on how to join the fun, visit www.UnitedCatClub.com.

Also at the New Jersey Convention Center, visitors may meet their forever pet at: Lost Dog Search and Rescue, Outcast Rescue, Big Dog Rescue Project, Jersey Animal Welfare Society, Mid Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League, Second Chance for Animals, Only Maine Coons Rescue, Pitties and Pals Rescue, Good Karma Dog Rescue, Hounds in Pounds, Garden State German Shepherd Rescue, Sammy’s Hope, Yorkie911 Rescue, Eleventh Hour Rescue, Hearts4Hounds, German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue of NJ, NJVTA, Dachshund Club of NJ, Head over Heels, and Ferrets and Friends Sanctuary.

At the convention center, attendees can watch their dog compete in a derby race or frolic in a puppy playground, or in a pit filled with 5,000 balls or chase a faux rabbit on the popular lure course. They can also get a free paw print of their pet and meet canine social media celebs at a star-studded panel of pet influencers who will explain how to grow the visibility of pets from a modest number of family and friends to worldwide celebrity. Visitors may have photos taken with the world’s tiniest dog. There will be dog agility demos; a high-fashion dog show and dogs performing Frisbee skills and stunts. At Repticon there will be experts answering questions as well as snakes, lizards and more.