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Humane Society announces two pet-owner grants, county microchip scanner rollout; shelter reports high live-release rates
Summary
A representative from the Berrien County Humane Society told commissioners the group secured two grants for county pet owners and that microchip scanners are being placed across the county; county reports show dog live-release at about 85% and cat live-release about 96%.
Miss Lydic, representing the Berrien County Humane Society, told the Board of Commissioners on Sept. 11 that the organization obtained two grants aimed at helping county pet owners pay for spay-and-neuter services and for preventatives such as heartworm and tick treatments. She said the spay-and-neuter grant is limited to Berrien County residents and is not intended for stray animals.
The humane society also is distributing microchip scanners to locations around the county so finders of lost pets can check animals without immediately bringing them to animal services…
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