Iris poses with some of the components of the 907chip Microchip Scanning stations that will soon be available in Anchorage, Eagle River and Wasilla.
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Modeled after a program in North Carolina (Paws4Purpose) 907chip is designed to help bring lost and found dogs and cats home to their families more efficiently.
Six microchip scanning stations will be installed in Anchorage, Wasilla and Eagle River. They will be accessible 24/7. When a samaritan finds a stray dog or cat, you can always visit your veterinarian, Pet Emergency or Midnight Sun Animal Hospital (both are in Anchorage) for a quick scan. My hope is that, by adding hands-on stations, it will be helpful to have more resources. So, I’m constructing and installing ‘do it yourself’ stations in Southcentral Alaska. A sample is shown below with my lovely Iris.
I’ve hosted mini portrait sessions to raise funds for the project. And, amazing donations from Flying Dutchman Bakery (Abbott Road) and Anchorage Pet Travel Certificates will go a long ways toward making this project a reality.
I will begin building and installing the new 907chip microchip scanning stations in March and April. Three initial stations will include:
Anchorage Veterinary and Urgent Care (88th and Glovin)
Ulu Factory (Downtown/port)
Alyeska Trainer’s Club (International Airport Road)
Click here to see a KTUU Channel 2/Alaska’s News Source news story by Lauren Maxwell.