Animal Welfare Professionals

Hi @Gina Knepp   It's been a bit since you'd posted this and I wanted to check in to see how you like the iMarc machine and its cost?  Did you go forward with VetScribe? If so, how do you feel about their machine and its contract?  I'm looking to get a tag engraver for our shelter and curious about costs and ease of use? Thanks for any info! Kim

The local shelter I was helping in Idaho did get the iMarc and loved it. When I worked in Sacramento, we had two of them. Incredibly reliable machines that last forever. I did not purchase the VetScribe, still waiting to find someone that has to determine if they like it or not.

Hi @Gina Knepp   It's been a bit since you'd posted this and I wanted to check in to see how you like the iMarc machine and its cost?  Did you go forward with VetScribe? If so, how do you feel about their machine and its contract?  I'm looking to get a tag engraver for our shelter and curious about costs and ease of use? Thanks for any info! Kim

For our small breed rescue, I buy ID tags in bulk from a guy on eBay for a few cents each, engraved with the rescue's contact info.  I buy enough of them so that we only need to repurchase every year or so.  We also buy cheap "go home" collars so every adopted dog goes home with a collar and our tag.  We ask adopters to leave them on at least until they get a permanent tag -- some leave them on forever, and quite a few dogs over the years have found their way back to me (and eventually back home) as a result of "our" tag after getting lost.   They hang out at my house until the adopter can come and get them, so at least they're not in a shelter (this has saved a few adopters the expense of paying the shelter fee or AC fine associated with a "dog catcher" pick up.  I have a scanner at the house, so it's easy to get their chip number and figure out who they are to call their people.

We also use the rescue's tag for all of our foster homes, if they don't have their own foster tag. 

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Maggie Thomas
President
Red Stick German Shepherd Rescue

Original Message:
Sent: 10-03-2022 10:19 PM
From: Tara Mansker
Subject: Pet ID tags

Hello!
My organization is looking into providing all animals who exit our facility with an ID tag prior to their departure with the hope that if the pet were to become lost a citizen would be able to return them to their home without having to bring them in to be scanned for a chip. Do any other facilities do this and if so how do you go about it?
#ReturntoHome(LostPetReunification)

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Tara Mansker
Foster Community Engagement Coordinator
Albuquerque Animal Welfre
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For our small breed rescue, I buy ID tags in bulk from a guy on eBay for a few cents each, engraved with the rescue's contact info.  I buy enough of them so that we only need to repurchase every year or so.  We also buy cheap "go home" collars so every adopted dog goes home with a collar and our tag.  We ask adopters to leave them on at least until they get a permanent tag -- some leave them on forever, and quite a few dogs over the years have found their way back to me (and eventually back home) as a result of "our" tag after getting lost.   They hang out at my house until the adopter can come and get them, so at least they're not in a shelter (this has saved a few adopters the expense of paying the shelter fee or AC fine associated with a "dog catcher" pick up.  I have a scanner at the house, so it's easy to get their chip number and figure out who they are to call their people.

We also use the rescue's tag for all of our foster homes, if they don't have their own foster tag. 

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Maggie Thomas
President
Red Stick German Shepherd Rescue

Original Message:
Sent: 10-03-2022 10:19 PM
From: Tara Mansker
Subject: Pet ID tags

Hello!
My organization is looking into providing all animals who exit our facility with an ID tag prior to their departure with the hope that if the pet were to become lost a citizen would be able to return them to their home without having to bring them in to be scanned for a chip. Do any other facilities do this and if so how do you go about it?
#ReturntoHome(LostPetReunification)

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Tara Mansker
Foster Community Engagement Coordinator
Albuquerque Animal Welfre
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Hi Maggie !

Thanks for sharing this! I'm also a big fan of bulk purchases and  scoring great deals.  Would you have a link to the Ebay product by any chance that I can check out ? 

Thank you !

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Stella Plit
President
Rescue City

Original Message:
Sent: 07-17-2023 07:55 AM
From: Maggie Thomas
Subject: Pet ID tags

For our small breed rescue, I buy ID tags in bulk from a guy on eBay for a few cents each, engraved with the rescue's contact info.  I buy enough of them so that we only need to repurchase every year or so.  We also buy cheap "go home" collars so every adopted dog goes home with a collar and our tag.  We ask adopters to leave them on at least until they get a permanent tag -- some leave them on forever, and quite a few dogs over the years have found their way back to me (and eventually back home) as a result of "our" tag after getting lost.   They hang out at my house until the adopter can come and get them, so at least they're not in a shelter (this has saved a few adopters the expense of paying the shelter fee or AC fine associated with a "dog catcher" pick up.  I have a scanner at the house, so it's easy to get their chip number and figure out who they are to call their people.

We also use the rescue's tag for all of our foster homes, if they don't have their own foster tag. 

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Maggie Thomas
President
Red Stick German Shepherd Rescue

Original Message:
Sent: 10-03-2022 10:19 PM
From: Tara Mansker
Subject: Pet ID tags

Hello!
My organization is looking into providing all animals who exit our facility with an ID tag prior to their departure with the hope that if the pet were to become lost a citizen would be able to return them to their home without having to bring them in to be scanned for a chip. Do any other facilities do this and if so how do you go about it?
#ReturntoHome(LostPetReunification)

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Tara Mansker
Foster Community Engagement Coordinator
Albuquerque Animal Welfre
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The eBay vendor is "laserdog" -- he'll negotiate prices by PM for bulk purchases.  Last time I think they were around 0.65 each, but it's been a while.   Ask him to cut you a deal for 100+ tags.  https://www.ebay.com/itm/300344240921

I just dug up his contact info:  Sales@lazrart.com -- I would email him directly instead of going through eBay to save him their cut of so that can give you lower pricing.

Another tip for collars is Dollar Tree -- you can order quantities online.  They're thin, cheap collars, but for temporary go-home collars, they're perfectly serviceable.   Better/nicer collars can be purchased in bulk from Canis Gear through their "shelter packs" of "Value Line" collars-- with or without matching leashes -- Products     They have a cute way to get your social media supporters to buy you collars for bulk shipping -- Free Collars

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Maggie Thomas
President
Red Stick German Shepherd Rescue

Original Message:
Sent: 07-17-2023 12:16 PM
From: Stella Plit
Subject: Pet ID tags

Hi Maggie !

Thanks for sharing this! I'm also a big fan of bulk purchases and  scoring great deals.  Would you have a link to the Ebay product by any chance that I can check out ? 

Thank you !

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Stella Plit
President
Rescue City

Original Message:
Sent: 07-17-2023 07:55 AM
From: Maggie Thomas
Subject: Pet ID tags

For our small breed rescue, I buy ID tags in bulk from a guy on eBay for a few cents each, engraved with the rescue's contact info.  I buy enough of them so that we only need to repurchase every year or so.  We also buy cheap "go home" collars so every adopted dog goes home with a collar and our tag.  We ask adopters to leave them on at least until they get a permanent tag -- some leave them on forever, and quite a few dogs over the years have found their way back to me (and eventually back home) as a result of "our" tag after getting lost.   They hang out at my house until the adopter can come and get them, so at least they're not in a shelter (this has saved a few adopters the expense of paying the shelter fee or AC fine associated with a "dog catcher" pick up.  I have a scanner at the house, so it's easy to get their chip number and figure out who they are to call their people.

We also use the rescue's tag for all of our foster homes, if they don't have their own foster tag. 

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Maggie Thomas
President
Red Stick German Shepherd Rescue

Original Message:
Sent: 10-03-2022 10:19 PM
From: Tara Mansker
Subject: Pet ID tags

Hello!
My organization is looking into providing all animals who exit our facility with an ID tag prior to their departure with the hope that if the pet were to become lost a citizen would be able to return them to their home without having to bring them in to be scanned for a chip. Do any other facilities do this and if so how do you go about it?
#ReturntoHome(LostPetReunification)

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Tara Mansker
Foster Community Engagement Coordinator
Albuquerque Animal Welfre
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