It’s Almost 2024—Don’t Forget About Your Rabies Tags

Once again we come to the completion of another revolution around the sun. This time of year everyone seems to split their time between trying to figure out holiday plans and making preparations for the new year. There are countless things to check up on to make sure you’re prepared for 2024—budgeting, taxes, resolutions, and more. One essential thing you can’t forget about if you have a pet around is your 2024 rabies tags. 

Make Sure Your Rabies Vaccinations Are Up to Date

The most important thing about this, of course, is to make sure your cat or dog’s rabies vaccinations are properly updated. Check when their last rabies vaccine was and when they are due for a new one. If you can’t find documentation, then immediately call your pet’s veterinarian and inquire about their records. Ask if you need a new rabies vaccine for 2024 and then ensure you have the appropriate tag to match once you’ve brought your animal in for the procedure. Make sure your dog or cat has their 2024 rabies tag on them at all times so that you won’t have any trouble accessing care or services.

Lose Your Tag But Have Documentation? Get a Replacement

If your pet’s rabies tag broke or fell off your collar, you absolutely need to get a replacement tag as soon as possible. If you want to board your animal or get them groomed, most service providers require proof and up to date rabies tags. Getting a new 2024 rabies tag to put on your companion’s collar is absolutely worth doing. It’s important not just to take the safety step of getting your pets vaccinated but to also take the proper steps to document and prove it. You want others to know your animal is safe when you are out and about in the world, whether that means bringing them to a dog park, a grooming center, or even just to a cookout.

Yes, there’s a lot to figure out at the end of every new calendar year. Christmas, Hannukah, and holiday get-togethers of all types can also exhaust you and make you forget about the little things before January hits. However, taking care of your animals should never be something that slips your mind. Make sure to double check all your cats’ and dogs’ tags and ensure they are equipped with valid rabies tags for 2024.

 

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Understanding Cattle Livestock Identification: A Closer Look at Cow Tags

Cow tags

Livestock identification plays a crucial role in managing a successful and organized cattle operation. Whether you’re a smallholder or a farmer running a large commercial farm, effective livestock identification using cow tags and/or other methods will help keep track of individual animals, foster maintenance of a healthy herd, facilitate proper record keeping, and ensure traceability if any of the cows decide to wander off.

The Basics of Cattle Livestock Identification Methods

There are several methods of cattle identification, ranging from traditional branding to more modern electronic identification systems. However, one of the most common and universally recognized methods is the use of ear tags.

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Poultry Leg Bands: Frequently Asked Questions

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Modern poultry farmers utilize a variety of effective tools and practices to keep track of their livestock. These range from simple adjustable metal or plastic leg bands to sophisticated RFID foot ring tags for chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, and other domesticated poultry livestock.

RFID tags, attached to the birds, allow farmers to track individual animals, monitoring their movement, feeding patterns, and health status. Automated systems, on the other hand, allow for large-scale observation of the flock, tracking things like overall feed consumption, temperature in the coop, and egg production. This combination of individual and group data gathering helps poultry farmers maintain healthy flocks and increase productivity.

Our focus today, however, is on small and mid-sized poultry farmers who rely on traditional practices and techniques to ensure the well-being of their birds. This includes the tried-and-true method of attaching poultry leg bands to their birds. These small, colored bands, when placed on the bird’s leg, can help poultry farmers quickly identify individual birds and keep track of important information like breeding pairs or egg-laying patterns.

Below are some of our favorite customer questions relating to poultry leg bands.

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Dog License Tags: From the Pup’s POV

Dog license tags are a highly practical investment for a pet owner, serving as a cost-effective tool that ensures that your pet, should he stray, is easily identifiable in order to facilitate a painless reunification as soon as possible. That’s not to mention that these jangling bits of metal are quite inexpensive—and also mandatory—so they’re certainly cheaper than the fines one has to pay if their dog turns up without one. Thus, dog license tags are, in a word, a no-brainer.

We have written before about the general utility of dog license tags for pet owners. But what about what they have to offer for the pets themselves? Think about it from the pup’s point of view too.

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Firefighter Accountability Tags: Protecting Our Protectors

Firefighter at fire incident

Actor Steve Buscemi of Reservoir Dogs and Con Air fame was a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) before he switched gears and went into acting. In his informative and moving documentary, A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY, Buscemi says, “I was a New York City firefighter for only about four years back in the 1980s. What I did not realize then is how much the job would stay with me and be a part of my life.”

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