GUELPH, ON, Sept. 18, 2026 – The Guelph Humane Society will host a low-cost Microchip Clinic for cats and dogs on Saturday, Sept. 26, helping local pet owners add an important layer of protection for their pets.
The clinic is supported by Ren’s Pets, GHS’s Microchip Community Partner, helping to make microchipping more accessible and giving lost pets a better chance of returning home.
A collar and identification tag are important, but they can fall off, break or become difficult to read. A microchip provides a permanent form of identification that stays with an animal.
“When a lost pet comes through our doors, there is often a family searching and waiting for news,” said Arayelle Young, education and community outreach coordinator at GHS. “A registered microchip can turn a quick scan into the phone call that brings that pet home. Making those reunions possible is at the heart of how GHS cares for animals and supports our community.”
A microchip is a small electronic device implanted beneath an animal’s skin. It does not contain a battery and cannot track a pet’s location. Instead, it carries a unique identification number that can be read using a specialized scanner at an animal shelter or veterinary clinic.
For a microchip to help bring a lost pet home, the contact information in the microchip registry must be accurate. Pet owners should check their pet’s microchip registration and update their address, phone number and email whenever that information changes.
“Every lost pet deserves the best possible chance of getting home,” Young added. “A collar, tag and registered microchip give us the greatest ability to make the call every family with a lost pet is hoping to receive: ‘Your pet has been found.
Event details:
Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Guelph Humane Society, 190 Hanlon Creek Blvd., Guelph, ON
Cost: $40 per cat or dog
Registration: Appointments are required. Separate appointments are available for cats and dogs.
To learn more or book an appointment, visit guelphhumane.ca/event/fall-2026-microchip-clinic.
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Images: Bobbi (dog). Patient Zeus being scanned for a microchip at the spring GHS Microchip Clinic.
About the Guelph Humane Society:
The Guelph Humane Society advocates for all animals, and in particular those animals whose lives it can influence, through care, education, community support, protection, and leadership. Founded in 1893, the Guelph Humane Society provides care and shelter for approximately 3,000 homeless, stray, injured and abused animals each year in Guelph and Wellington County. GHS is a registered charitable, non-profit organization that does not receive government funding. Visit www.guelphhumane.ca to discover more.
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Media Contact:
Abigail Heckbert
Communications Specialist
Guelph Humane Society
519-824-3091
