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The Feral Heroes Rescue microchip station is set up at Tri County Library ready for area residents to help reunite pets and owners. 

MABANK—Tri County Library in partnership with Cedar Creek Pools and Feral Heroes Rescue, are working to reunite lost pets with their owners. 
The microchip scanning stations offer a way for citizens and residents to assist in reuniting lost pets. The stations provide instructions for residents and visitors who locate a lost pet instructing to scan the back of the pet’s neck between shoulder blades running the scanner up and down and side to side. The station also instructs citizens where they can scan the animal if no chip is located on the back.
If a chip is located on the pet and they are registered, you will be prompted to provide your contact information which is then passed on to the pet’s owner in seconds. If no chip is located on the animal or the pet is unregistered, there are instructions for that circumstance as well. 
According to Rebecca Burns of Feral Heroes Rescue, she is hopeful more microchip scanning stations will be pawsible (get it?) with business sponsorships and donations. Feral Heroes Rescue is a rescue dedicated to finding forever homes for friendly cats and kittens which gives them a second chance at a happy life. The rescue also strives to improve the lives of community cats through their Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program. Burns said these stations are important because people have a duty to check for chips on lost animals. What someone thinks is just another friendly cat, and living in your warm home may actually be someone’s lost cat who has been gone for four days. 
Burns has plans to put these stations around the Cedar Creek Lake area and in area cities, so if you are a local business owner who adores animals this may be a perfect opportunity for you to help a great cause.  
There are also plans to set up another microchip scanning station at the Mabank City Park, Gun Barrel City and more. To get in touch with Burns or find out how you can help you can contact her at Rebecca@feralheroes.com.