ALPINE, Calif. — This Small Business Saturday, one Alpine pet center hopes its promotion will fix an ongoing issue in the area. Natural Instincts Healthy Pet Center is helping make it easier for pet owners to find their furry friends in case they go missing with microchips.'Well, when dogs escape, a lot of times they may have a tag on their collar, but that tag can come off, and they can lose it,' says Angela Palmer, Manager at Natural Instincts Healthy Pet Center.
'We've decided to do this because of the amount of dogs that are being dumped in our area, and we're trying to be able to make sure all the animals get back to their proper home,' says Palmer.It's a concerning trend among alpine neighbors.'Some of them are chipped, and luckily, they get to go back to their owner,' explains Palmer. 'But then, unfortunately, there's the ones that aren't shipped, and we try to hold them to make sure an owner can come forward.