1. Stay Informed with Animal Services
  1. What are the Irving Animal Care Campus hours?
  2. My pet is lost. What should I do?
  3. I found someone's pet. How do I help find its home?
  4. Do I have to register my pet in Irving?
  5. How can I help the animal shelter?
  6. How much does it cost to spay/neuter my pet?
  7. How can I get my pet microchipped?
  1. What is a microchip?
  2. How is a microchip implanted into an animal? Is it painful? Does it require surgery or anesthesia?
  3. What kind of information is contained in the microchip? Is there a tracking device in it? Will it store my pet's medical information?
  4. What do they mean by "microchip frequency"?
  5. I've heard about something called "ISO standard." What does that mean?
  6. What are universal (forward and backward-reading) scanners? How do they differ from other scanners?
  7. How does a microchip help reunite a lost animal with its owner?
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    Rescue a Best Friend with Unconditional Love

    In honor of Memorial Day, all pets 1 year and older are free to adopt May 21-25. Read on...
  2. Kittens at the Irving shelter - June 2016

    Spring Brings a Flood of Kittens to Irving Animal Services

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    Adopt, Volunteer, Foster for Pawfect Lifetime Moments

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