Guelph pet owners can get their cats and dogs microchipped for $40 at the Guelph Humane Society’s Fall 2026 Microchip Clinic on Saturday, September 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 190 Hanlon Creek Blvd. Appointments are required for the clinic.
Microchipping gives pets a permanent form of identification that cannot fall off like a collar or fade like a tag, according to the Guelph Humane Society. The chip, about the size of a grain of rice, is implanted under the pet’s skin and stores a unique ID number linked to the owner’s contact information. When scanned by a shelter or vet clinic, the number can quickly reunite a lost pet with its family.
“Lost pets arrive every day at the Guelph Humane Society,” said Samantha Westphal, Animal Care Senior Manager. “Microchipping is one of the simplest and most reliable forms of pet identification we have. Collars can slip off, and tags can fade over time. When pets arrive without visible identification, a microchip can make all the difference in getting them back home.”
The humane society encourages microchipping for all pets, including those that live indoors. Indoor pets can still escape and go missing, and without a microchip, the odds of returning home are significantly reduced.
Pet owners can book an appointment through the Guelph Humane Society’s Fall 2026 Microchip Clinic page. The clinic is one of several low-cost services offered by the society, which cares for about 3,000 homeless, stray, injured, and abused animals each year in Guelph and Wellington County.
