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Petkey is a pet recovery service based in Wixom, Michigan of the United States, available in North America. It's the largest [ 1 ] non microchip manufacturer owned pet recovery service. [ citation needed ] Upon enrollment, a pet's information is documented including the pet's photograph, description and emergency contact information.
X-ray image of a microchip implant in a cat. A microchip implant is an identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of an animal. The chip, about the size of a large grain of rice, uses passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, and is also known as a PIT (passive integrated transponder) tag.
ISO 11784 and ISO 11785 are international standards that regulate the radio-frequency identification (RFID) of animals, which is usually accomplished by implanting, introducing or attaching a transponder containing a microchip to an animal.
Stray Cat in Oklahoma Stumps Rescuers After Feline's Microchip Reveals Pet Is Originally from a Country 4,000 Miles Away Rachel Raposas January 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A typical pet microchip registration costs $25 to $100 per year, and it is incumbent upon the owner to maintain the accuracy of the database in the event of a move or change in contact information. To remind pet owners to check and update their information, the American Animal Hospital Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association ...
The pet passport contains information regarding the animal's microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies titre test results, parasite treatments, a picture of the pet and the animal's veterinary and ownership details. Countries outside of the EU refer to a ‘pet passport’ as all of the valid information required for a pet to travel between countries.
A German-issued EU pet passport. The pet passport itself comes in multiple forms, sometimes a pink A4 sheet, sometimes a small blue booklet. It contains the microchip or tattoo number of the animal, the certification that the animal has had a rabies vaccination, and needs to be signed by an officially approved veterinarian.
PetSmart Inc. is a privately held American chain of pet superstores, which sell pet products, services, and small pets. It is the leading North American pet company, and its direct competitor is Petco. [4] [5] Its indirect competitors are Amazon, Walmart, and Target. [6] As of 2020, PetSmart has more than 1,650 stores in the United States and ...