SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After a microchip company abruptly shut down, animal shelters and related organizations began warning pet owners to re-register their animals with a different service.
According to a report by CBS News, Save This Life, a microchip company based out of Texas, recently ceased operations, leaving pets within their database no longer registered.
The company’s last Instagram post was dated Dec. 16, 2024, advertising its microchip service for $19.99.
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The company was integrated with the American Animal Hospital Association Universal Pet Microchip Lookup Tool, meant to help people reunite with lost pets, according to its website.
On Monday, AAHA’s list of participating companies was updated to say Save This Life was removed Jan. 24.
After Save This Life went dark, a social media post began making the rounds on the accounts of several animal rescue organizations, including Animal Rescuers Without Borders, which is based in San Diego and Baja California.
The post states, “The URGENT issue for you as a pet owner is that they have unlinked their database from the national registries. Currently — if your pet were to become lost, there is NO way for any shelter or veterinary hospital to find your information. You MUST register your pet’s microchip with a new company.”
If someone finds a lost pet, AAHA advises them to first inspect the animal to see if a microchip has been implanted. Next, scan the microchip and enter the number into the lookup tool to search for a list of registries containing pet owner information.
The service is meant to show companies where people can re-register their pets, should they be impacted by the Save This Life shutdown. The tool does not disclose pet owner information for privacy reasons.
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