LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Pet parents know the fear of losing sight of your furry family member. In an effort to get pets back home quicker and keep them out of animal shelters, there are now microchip scanning stations.

The Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center has teamed up with Friends of the Lafayette Animal Shelter to set up three scanning stations in Lafayette Parish, with more on the way.

How it works is you take the scanner out of the box mounted on a pole, scan your pet's neck for a microchip, scan the QR code on the sign then call the first number on the list of registries that will pop up. If the first company does not have the owner’s information, call the next, and so on.

There are also instructions on what to do if the pet found does not have a microchip picked up by the scanner. These scanning stations are located in the parking lots of the Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center, Lafayette Police Department and Youngsville Police Department.

If your pet is not yet microchipped, the Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center is offering $15 microchipping to Lafayette Parish residents during weekday business hours. They are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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