Pet tracking company abruptly stops tracking chips, what owners need to know
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.
Animal owners worry about pet welfare after microchip company closes
Pet microchips help reunite lost animals with their owners. A Texas company suddenly closed, leaving pet owners worried about their pet's welfare.
With pet microchip company's closure, here's how to ensure your pet's chip is up to date
Microchips, about the size of a grain of rice, are radio frequency identification devices implanted in dogs and cats. The chips can be scanned at any animal shelter, vet clinic or police station.
Pet owners scramble after microchip company abruptly closes — without notifying users
Save This Life, a national company that manufactured chips for dogs and cats, was listed as inactive on Tuesday, according to Texas’ comptroller franchise tax records.
Microchip company shuts down. What are pet owners supposed to do now? What to know
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 owners should double check microchips after a company shuts down
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Save This Life is a microchip and pet recovery system that has abruptly shut down. The company provided microchips that came with an aluminum ID tag and number. If someone found your pet they could text the number on the tag which would contact the owner directly.
Save This Life pet microchips closes down
The microchip from Save This Life will keep the unique ID number for your animal, but if your contact information is gone, it doesn’t help. “They retain the number, retains the microchip, but the pet owner has to contact a new registry and get the contact information transferred over,” Powell said.
Texas-based pet microchip company closed, potentially affecting millions of pets
A Texas-based pet microchip company has ceased operations, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts website.
Abrupt closure of Austin pet microchip company may affect millions of pets
The closure of Austin-based Save This Life, a major pet microchip company, could affect millions of pets' tracking and registration.
Animal chip company’s silence has worried pet owners seeking answers
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.
A Texas pet microchip company unexpectedly closed. How to check your pet’s info
Pet owners across the country are being urged to check their pets’ microchip registrations after an Austin, Texas-based microchip company unexpectedly shut down this week. Save This Life was one of a dozen companies using the American Animal Hospital Association’s Pet Recovery Service,
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