Lee County offers free pet microchipping through July 3

Lee County Domestic Animal Services will offer free microchipping ahead of Independence Day to ensure more pets can be reunited with their owners if they are displaced amid loud festivities during the holiday weekend. Free microchipping will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 29 through July 3 at Animal Services, 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers. No appointment is required. Shelters typically see a 30% increase in lost pets between July 4 and July 6. Checking for a microchip is one of the first things done when a pet is brought in. Any pet owner also can come to Animal Services to have their pets scanned to verify they are chipped, and the information is current. Owners must bring dogs on non-retractable leashes and cats in hard-sided carriers.