Atlanta, GA – Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers, a proud member of the American Kennel Club (AKC) is pleased to announce a recent gesture by the AKC to the Georgia legislature. Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers says the AKC has put its support behind a new bill in the Georgia Congress, House Bill 1106 (HB 1106). Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers explains that HB 1106 is an animal shelter bill that will require all Georgia animal shelters to scan recovered animals for microchips two distinct times during the recovery process. Pets are to be first scanned for an identifying microchip during their initial intake, adds Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers, and again just before euthanasia to make absolutely certain a microchip was not overlooked.
Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers reports that the AKC's Companion Animal Recovery wants to do everything in its power to make sure that beloved lost pets do not slip through the cracks of Georgia's animal shelter system. The bill has experienced resistance in the State Congress, notes Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers, because of the expense involved in outfitting animal shelters across the state with the microchip scanning technology. Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers says that the AKC stepped up to the challenge by pledging to donate the necessary universal scanners to shelters across the state. This way, adds Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers, if the legislation passes then animal shelters would not have to anticipate any financial hardship to comply with the new law. Happily, says Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers, the bill was passed and signed into law. Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers adds that the law will go into effect on July 1st, 2010.
"We’re pleased to have played a significant role in the passage of this bill," comments Tom Sharp, CEO of AKC's Companion Animal Recovery non-profit organization. "We strive to recover as many missing pets as possible," he told Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers, "and this is truly a life-saving measure. With this donation, no shelter will face negative financial impact from the legislation if they do not own a universal microchip scanner."
Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers notes that statistics favor micro chipped pets. Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers says that lost pets wearing a microchip on their bodies are 20 times more likely to be returned to their homes again. The microchips are unobtrusive, explains Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers, being the size of a grain of rice. Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers says these remarkable devices are implanted between the shoulder blades of pets for identification purposes. Microchips help secure lost pets in pet recovery databases like the one maintained by the AKC's Companion Animal Recovery. The donation made by the AKC, says Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers, will help ensure that shelters have the resources they need to give thousands of pets one more chance at a happy life.
Contact:
Marian Harding
Hardinhaus Miniature Schnauzers
4637 Blairwood Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37938
865-922-0522
865-207-6199
http://www.hardinhaus.com
