Animal Welfare Professionals

Good morning all

NYS's new companion animal care standards law will be taking effect in December and requires that all shelter and rescued animals be tattooed at the time of altering.  As a rescue that utilizes private veterinarians for spay/neuter surgeries, this is not something we've done before.  In preparation, we would like to provide our primary veterinarian with the necessary equipment, since we are asking for yet another modification in their practice.  

I assume that special tattoo equipment is needed, since it will likely be in the surgical suite?  If so, where does one find the necessary equipment?  I know I can grab a cheap tattoo machine on Amazon, but I'm sure that would not fly for this?  What do shelters that tattoo already do?

Thanks so much!

We tattoo all our spays and neuters by making a shallow incision on the skin beside or under the suture site and filling it with ink. We buy a container of green ink and put it in small syringes. Our Dr uses a blade to make the incision and scrape off a small amount of ink to place in the line. Then we apply skin glue. It heals fast and lasts. It's easy to tell when a pet was spayed by us. 

Good morning all

NYS's new companion animal care standards law will be taking effect in December and requires that all shelter and rescued animals be tattooed at the time of altering.  As a rescue that utilizes private veterinarians for spay/neuter surgeries, this is not something we've done before.  In preparation, we would like to provide our primary veterinarian with the necessary equipment, since we are asking for yet another modification in their practice.  

I assume that special tattoo equipment is needed, since it will likely be in the surgical suite?  If so, where does one find the necessary equipment?  I know I can grab a cheap tattoo machine on Amazon, but I'm sure that would not fly for this?  What do shelters that tattoo already do?

Thanks so much!

Good morning all

NYS's new companion animal care standards law will be taking effect in December and requires that all shelter and rescued animals be tattooed at the time of altering.  As a rescue that utilizes private veterinarians for spay/neuter surgeries, this is not something we've done before.  In preparation, we would like to provide our primary veterinarian with the necessary equipment, since we are asking for yet another modification in their practice.  

I assume that special tattoo equipment is needed, since it will likely be in the surgical suite?  If so, where does one find the necessary equipment?  I know I can grab a cheap tattoo machine on Amazon, but I'm sure that would not fly for this?  What do shelters that tattoo already do?

Thanks so much!

Good morning all

NYS's new companion animal care standards law will be taking effect in December and requires that all shelter and rescued animals be tattooed at the time of altering.  As a rescue that utilizes private veterinarians for spay/neuter surgeries, this is not something we've done before.  In preparation, we would like to provide our primary veterinarian with the necessary equipment, since we are asking for yet another modification in their practice.  

I assume that special tattoo equipment is needed, since it will likely be in the surgical suite?  If so, where does one find the necessary equipment?  I know I can grab a cheap tattoo machine on Amazon, but I'm sure that would not fly for this?  What do shelters that tattoo already do?

Thanks so much!