View Mobile Site

Home › NEWS › Government › Amnesty for dog owners
Text Size: Smaller Larger Normal

Amnesty for dog owners
sstafford By Sabra Stafford Crime Desk sstafford@turlockjournal.com 209-634-9141, ext. 2002
POSTED December 31, 2012 4:40 p.m.

In recognition of the second anniversary of the Thomas W. Mayfield Regional Animal Services Facility, the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency is offering a dog license amnesty program for the entire month of January.

The amnesty program applies to residents in Modesto, Ceres, Patterson, Waterford, Hughson and the unincorporated areas of Stanislaus County.

For the month of January there will be no late fees and no penalties for individuals purchasing dog licenses or renewing them.

Additionally, animal services will provide a free microchip for pets to those individuals purchasing licenses.

The Stanislaus Animal Services Agency estimates more than 50,000 dogs are unlicensed in the areas it has jurisdiction over.

The Stanislaus Animal Services Agency is located at 3647 Cornucopia Way in Modesto. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information call 558-7387.
Dec. 31, 2012 04:40p.m. EST Amnesty for dog owners Turlock Journal

In recognition of the second anniversary of the Thomas W. Mayfield Regional Animal Services Facility, the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency is offering a dog license amnesty program for the entire month of January.

The amnesty program applies to residents in Modesto, Ceres, Patterson, Waterford, Hughson and the unincorporated areas of Stanislaus County.

For the month of January there will be no late fees and no penalties for individuals purchasing dog licenses or renewing them.

Additionally, animal services will provide a free microchip for pets to those individuals purchasing licenses.

The Stanislaus Animal Services Agency estimates more than 50,000 dogs are unlicensed in the areas it has jurisdiction over.

The Stanislaus Animal Services Agency is located at 3647 Cornucopia Way in Modesto. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information call 558-7387.

Copyright 2011 MorrisMultimedia . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed

Enter a Comment:

You must be logged in to post comments.
http://www.turlockjournal.com/ encourages readers to interact with one another. We will not edit your comments, but we reserve the right to delete any inappropriate responses.

To report offensive or inappropriate comments, contact our editor.

The comments below are from readers of http://www.turlockjournal.com/ and do not necessarily represent the views of The Newspaper or Morris Multimedia.

Share on Facebook Bookmark and Share
No comments have been posted. Log in or Register to post a comment.

Please wait ...