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Dog licensing . . .

Please license your dog and microchip all of your pets!

Buffalo Humane strongly encourages you to license your dog. Aside from the fact that dog licensing is the law in New York state, so many of the animals that end up at the city shelter are simply lost and would like to get back home. And in the unlikely event that your animal is hurt, veterinarians and shelters are much more likely to treat a sick or injured animal.

A license and especially microchipping provide essential insurance that your pet has the best possible chance of being returned to you in the event that s/he becomes lost.

City of Buffalo. The City of Buffalo dog licensing form is available in our library as a PDF document. Instructions are also available, both as a Microsoft Word document and as a PDF file.

You can also call the City Clerk's office at (716) 851-5438 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:00pm weekdays. They will mail the form and instructions to you.

Elsewhere in New York state. Call your local clerk's office to find out the cost of licensing your dog in your area and where the completed form should be mailed.

For your convenience, you can download the standard state dog license form in PDF format from our library. Instructions are also available both as a Microsoft Word document and as a PDF file.

 
Image of 1937 NYS dog tag from Drewski's License Plate Stand, online at http://www.pl8s.com/checklist-dogtags.htm.