With the Tags for Life system, pet owners just need to register their pet once and get a tag that stays with them for life. This means they don’t have to change the tag every year. Owners don’t have to buy a new tag every year; they just pay the amount to keep their registration up to date. It costs $25 a year to register a dog or cat that has been microchipped. For pets that aren’t microchipped, the charge is $55.
All dogs, cats, and ferrets must get a rabies shot according to county rules. Also, dogs and cats must wear a Broward County Pet Rabies Registration Tag on their collars. Rabies is a very bad disease that can kill both people and animals. Vaccination protects each pet and lowers the chance that the virus may spread to other pets.
If a pet goes missing, the registration tag is very important. Every year, Broward County Animal Care takes care of more than 8,500 lost, stray, or given-up dogs and cats. A visible rabies tag makes it easy for shelter personnel or a resident who finds a lost animal to find the owner quickly, which makes it more likely that the animal will be found quickly…