Microchip data for tens of thousands of Australian pets at risk as company goes under
ABCThe microchip data of tens of thousands of pets across Australia is in doubt, with a major registration provider stopping operations and a warning animals could become untraceable. "You may want to investigate alternatives to your pet's registration, as once this site goes offline the registration data will no longer be available online or searchable via PetAddress," it reads. "In that event, veterinarians, animal shelters, local pounds, local governments and all other interested parties will not be able to identify an animal based on its microchip number," Dr Hayward said. Ten Lives in Hobart says its adoption clients "may not have a current, searchable microchip registration sometime in the near future". "PetAddress searches the Australasian Animal Registry, Central Animal Records, and PetSafe and, if your pet's microchip is registered on one of these, it will redirect you to the database that lists your pet's microchip number so that you may contact them directly."
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