Local animal services group offering free microchipping [Video]

LONGVIEW, Texas — It’s National microchipping month and Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center has been giving out free microchipping services to the community.

“My last dog came up missing and I never found her, and I had her for three years, so it’s super important because they’ll be able to be found,” dog owner Stella Hollingsworth said.

The love Stella Hollingsworth has for her dog Sophia is easy to see. She wants to make sure her pet is microchipped so she can be secure anywhere she goes.

“I don’t have to worry about her, you know it’s heartbreaking after you can’t find one,” Hollingsworth said.

Longview Animal services say they have chipped more than 120 pets this month.

“This is monumental for the offices here in Longview, the last thing anyone wants to do is have to bring an animal into the shelter when there …