SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — After a microchip company abruptly shut down, animal shelters and related organizations have started to warn pet owners to re-register their animals with a different service.

One of the country's largest microchip companies went down the tubes a year ago, and the company took its registry of owners with it.

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.

"Microchipping is an absolutely crucial tool for reuniting pets with their families when they get lost," said executive director of Pittsburgh's Humane Animal Rescue Dan Cody Getty A microchip company ...

In recent years, pet owners across the country have begun microchipping their animals in an effort to keep better track of their four-legged friends. Now, one of the biggest microchip companies, Save ...

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