Pet-chip maker Save This Life has stopped responding to entreaties even as its data has disappeared, according to animal shelters and others in the industry.

Millions of pets are microchipped in case they go missing, giving a veterinarian or shelter the ability to scan for the chip and find the owner’s information. However, one company that has serviced animals nationwide has reportedly gone out of business.

Save This Life is one of more than 40 pet microchip companies in the U.S. The company is listed as "inactive." Here's how to protect your pet.

Pet microchips help reunite lost animals with their owners. A Texas company suddenly closed, leaving pet owners worried about their pet's welfare.

Powell was left with useless microchips to save his life, and many of her clients had questions. She’s urging all pet owners who used Save This Life to find a different registry. Dog owner Curtis Johnson knows the importance of microchipping his pets. All three of his dogs have chips.

A Texas-based pet microchip company has ceased operations, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts website.

The closure of Austin-based Save This Life, a major pet microchip company, could affect millions of pets' tracking and registration.

Millions of pets are microchipped in case they go missing, giving a veterinarian or shelter the ability to scan for the chip and find the owner's information. However, one company that has serviced animals nationwide has reportedly gone out of business.