Your pet's microchip may now be useless after chip company goes out of business

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It's quick and easy to figure out whether your pet is registered with a company that's still in business. It should be on your pet's paperwork from when you got them. Shelters, vets, and even some police departments have scanners, so you can make sure your pets can find their way home if they're lost.

There are about 40 companies that register chips. The American Animal Hospital Association has a lookup tool online at www.AAHA.org that allows people to plug-in the registration number and it will show with which company a pet is registered. You can call that company or go to its website and make sure your information is up-to-date

If your pet's microchip is registered with "Save This Life," the company that went out of business, don't get your pet re-chipped. Any of the major companies will re-register you. There’s a list of them below. Most of them don't charge, and most allow you to do it online. The important thing for you to do is check your pet’s chip and make sure they're registered so you can be found if your pet is found.

Home Again 888-466-3242
24PetWatch 866-597-2424
AVID 800-336-2843
AKC Reunite 800-252-7894
Bayer ResQ 877-738-5465
Banfield 877-567-8738
Microfindr 877-738-5465

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