Houston Law Will Require Pet Owners to Get Microchips For Pets and Prohibit Pet Shops From Using Dog Breeders

In Houston, pet owners must license pets with the city and prove they have been vaccinated against rabies. However, the city is introducing a new law that will replace the city’s license and rabies tags; resident pet owners will be required to get microchips for their dogs and cats.

To try and restrain the overpopulation of animals in the streets and shelters, the City Council unanimously voted to make changes to the city’s animal code. 

The chip will make it easier for animal control officers to return pets to their owners since all it takes is for them to scan the animal’s microchip for their owner to be found. All of this is accomplished without having to take the animal to the animal shelter, which prevents overcrowding. 

Not only will pets be required to be microchipped, but there will be new restrictions on where pet shops can source their animals. 

The restrictions on where pet shops can get animals would drastically affect pet stores that currently get animals from puppy farms. These restrictions only allow pet stores to sell dogs and cats from a humane organization. It bans pet stores from access to puppy farms since they are viewed as animal cruelty. 

Overall, these changes will reduce homelessness and suffering for animals. Pet owners can be reunited with their pets, and cruel puppy breeding can be turned down.

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