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12/02/2025
Hello all!
As you may have heard, The Save This Life microchip company, which are the microchips that we have been using in our clinic, has closed very unexpectedly.
Due to this closure, the Save This Life database is no longer accessible. This means that if a pet were to get lost, the microchip will still scan and read a number, but the finder would be unable to reach the database to get your contact information.
We strongly encourage you to register your pet’s microchip with a new company. As a clinic, we will be working with BuddyID moving forward, and they are offering free lifetime registration (which would normally be $26.95 to register another company’s microchip) for any pet with a Save This Life microchip until the end of February (2/28/25).
Below are some other well-known microchip registries if you would prefer to use one of those companies instead. Many of them do have a fee for registering another company’s microchip, but it often includes services or benefits aside from keeping your information in the microchip registry.
- Home Again
- AKC Reunite
- 24PetWatch
- PetLink
Out of an overabundance of caution, we have also sent in all of the microchip numbers to a national microchip registration with the clinic’s contact information. This will not interfere with you registering the chip with your contact information but is intended to help bridge the gap between the closure of Save This Life and when you are able to re-register the microchip. If your pet were to get lost during this time, the finder would be able to reach out to the clinic, and then we would reach out to you.
If you have any questions, need assistance registering your pet’s microchip, or do not have your pet’s microchip number easily accessible, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Additionally, if you are unsure if your pet has a Save This Life microchip, or unsure if it has been registered with another company, you can come by either of our locations during regular business hours and we would be happy to check your pet’s microchip.
Thank you,
All Tails Vet
(423) 283-8555 or [email protected]
