Host a Microchip Clinic
Sponsoring a microchip clinic provides a worthy public service guaranteed to attract local animal lovers to your event. Clinics are a great fundraiser, open house event and/ or public service offering.
With the AKC CAR ID System, hosting a microchip clinic is both easy and beneficial. To get more information on organizing a microchipping clinic please call 800-252-7894 or email chipclinic@akccar.org with your phone number and the date(s) of your clinic. An AKC CAR representative will contact you to help get you started as we are committed to providing you with support and turnkey resources to make your microchip clinic a success.
Resources
- Checklist
- Promotional Flyer Template
- Press Release Template
- Media Alert Template
- Microchipping Clinic Resources: $25
- Microchipping clinics are great for fund raising or open house events. AKC CAR has a promotional banner available to help build visibility to make your microchipping clinic a success. Call 800-252-7894 to order this microchipping resource today!
Helpful Hints for Hosting a Successful Microchip Clinic:
- Download our helpful checklist
- Plan early! Be sure to order the microchips at least two weeks prior to event
- Work with a veterinarian you are familiar with and arrange for them to volunteer their time to implant microchips at your clinic. Veterinarians, in kind, can promote their practice during the clinic.
- Secure staffing to assist the veterinarian, help with paperwork.
- Have a set time for your clinic (i.e. 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) to maximize turnout and not waste the volunteers' time
- Have a table available to place small animals on while implanting the microchip
- If your event will be held outdoors, have an alternate rain date and list this date on all promotional materials
- Have the right materials
- Microchips
- A multi-system scanner that reads or detects ALL microchips, like the AKC CAR Proscan 700
- AKC CAR Enrollment Forms
- AKC CAR Promotional Materials
Please note: if you are holding OFA or CERF clinics and need to read and record the actual microchip numbers already implanted, you need a scanner that can read all microchip frequencies, including ISO microchips. The AKC CAR ProScan 700 is sufficient for reading microchip numbers for an OFA clinic.