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Evansville council adopts animal-control changes, emphasizes microchipping
Summary
The Evansville Common Council unanimously adopted an amendment to the municipal animal-control code that emphasizes microchipping as part of the licensing process, clarifies a medical/spay‑neuter fund, and maintains existing reclaim fees; officials highlighted free microchip clinics and outreach.
The Evansville Common Council on March 9 unanimously adopted ordinance G2026-05, amending the city’s animal control code to emphasize microchipping as the primary method of identifying licensed dogs and cats and to formalize a medical/spay‑neuter fund.
Missy Mosby, director of Evansville Animal Care and Control, told the council the ordinance updates how the city records ownership and reunites animals with owners: “The microchip, basically, when you scan the animal, the microchip pops up. It has the person's name, their address, their phone number.”…
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