Microchipping

What is a microchip?

About the size of a grain of rice, a microchip is implanted beneath your pet’s skin between the shoulder blades. It contains a unique number used to identify animals when scanned by a shelter or vet. The number is then used to find the owner’s contact information in a registry. A microchip is NOT a GPS or tracking device and it does not store contact information. A microchip must be registered to be functional.

Get your pet microchipped!

Hawaii Island Humane Society offers low-cost microchipping by appointment only. Microchips are:

1. $25/microchip for intact/unaltered pets
2. $10/microchip for spayed/neutered pets with proof of spay/neuter
3. $10/microchip when inserted at the time of spay/neuter surgery

To schedule your pet's microchip appointment, email petsupport@hihs.org or call 808-334-3357.

Register your pet's microchip

Pets microchipped at Hawaii Island Humane Society after August 1, 2021, including adopted pets, are automatically registered at my24pet.com, a free national microchip registry. It is critical that you register your pet's microchip for free at My24pet.com so that they can be quickly and easily reunited with you. To register your pet's chip:

1. Get your pet's chip number. This should be located on your veterinary records or adoption paperwork.
2. Go to My24pet.com and register for free.
3. Keep your contact information up to date by updating your info on My24Pet any time you change phone numbers, email addresses, or physical addresses.

Check your chip!

Don't know your pet's microchip number? HIHS can help! You can bring your microchipped pet to either of our locations - in Keaau or at The Animal Community Center in Kona - during our regular hours for a courtesy microchip check! We are open Friday-Tuesday from 10am-3pm. When you arrive, just let our staff know that you need to check that chip!