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  • 1.  Shelter Diversion and Microchip scanners in the community

    Posted 07-15-2024 07:33 AM

    Happy Monday!  In case you missed the Best Friends National Conference in Orlando this weekend, what a wonderful experience!  I was able to meet so many wonderful people and take a ton of great ideas back to our team.   The first session I was able to attend spoke about the importance of shelter diversion and how it can ease the burden of overpopulation.   One of the programs our organization, SPCA of Brevard, Titusville, Florida, was able to initiate involves microchip scanners and a partnership with our local fire and police stations.

    As of July 3, 2024, we are so excited to share that every Brevard County Fire Rescue station is now officially home to a community microchip scanning station! This is a wonderful addition to the existing scanning stations at Titusville Fire Department, Titusville Police Department, and Cocoa Fire Department.   All county fire stations will be equipped with microchip scanners and pet reunification information. 

    This initiative means that if you find a free-roaming animal, you can now take it to any local fire station to get scanned for a microchip. Firefighters will have the tools and information needed to help locate the pet's owner quickly and efficiently. 

    So far, the response has been outstanding and several successful reunifications have been reported!  We are hoping to expand throughout the county and possibly the state!

    Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

    Robyn Copeland

    SPCA Brevard Foster Program Mgr.

    321-567-3615 x 242

    spcafoster@spcabrevard.com


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    #ReturntoHome(LostPetReunification)

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    robyn james
    SPCA of Brevard
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  • 2.  RE: Shelter Diversion and Microchip scanners in the community

    Posted 07-15-2024 09:08 AM

    Yes!  I was at the Conference and it was awesome.  I'm in Hernando County.  Congrats on the microchipping stations at fire houses.  Excellent idea and program!  What scanner do you recommend?  I do TNR on my own in the vicinity where I live, so sometimes I get a real feral cat trapped and not just a dumped stray.   I am wondering what scanner works best for an aggressive cat in a trap.  Any ideas?  Thanks.



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    Lynn Keller
    Board Member
    Humane Society of the Nature Coast
    FL
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  • 3.  RE: Shelter Diversion and Microchip scanners in the community

    Posted 07-15-2024 10:56 AM

    We went with the AKC Quickscan 650 Pet Microchip Scanner.  Our community partners were able to raise all the money to supply the stations with the scanners.  I did some wand scanners at the conference, that may be an idea.  I am not sure of the price point.  Good luck in Hernando County!!



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    robyn james
    SPCA of Brevard
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  • 4.  RE: Shelter Diversion and Microchip scanners in the community

    Posted 10-22-2024 08:06 PM

    Lynn, I use a wand scanner for feral cats. I use a trap divider to isolate the cat in part of the cage and squeeze the scanner in through the bars of a Tru-Catch trap. I've scanned a lot of cats in traps that way; not perfect (would be nice to have a skinnier, flexible wand on the scanner), but it works well enough. This is the model I have, but I haven't looked at scanners for several years, so there may be a cheaper model on the market: https://apps.akcreunite.org/cares-pub/microchip/microchipProduct.car?pricingId=60100



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    Julie Falconer
    Vice president/TNR coordinator
    Friends of Montgomery County Animals (FMCA)
    MD
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  • 5.  RE: Shelter Diversion and Microchip scanners in the community

    Posted 11-05-2024 08:46 AM

    One of the animal control facitlities we partner with is attempting to get this off the ground. What kind of long-term results have you found? We just want to know what our potential ROI will be and try to take them into consideration when making funding decisions.  This is a rural county and scanner stations would be located at up to 5 fire stations throughout the county.



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    Rebecca Burley
    Shelter or rescue volunteer
    Pennies for People, Animals, Wildlife and Shelters, INC
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