| Marketing Name |
Distributor | Chip Manufacturer |
Phone # | Notes |
| HomeAgain™ |
Schering-Plough
Registry by AKC |
Destron Fearing Corporation |
800-2FIND-PET | The fee for lifetime enrollment is only $9.00. If your dog is enrolled through an AKC-Club Sponsored clinic, the one time enrollment fee is only $7.00. If you have an assistance dog, the enrollment is free. The fee for a transfer of ownership is $6.00. It will also register the # for any chip. |
| FriendChip™ | Avid | Avid | 800-338-1397 800-336-2843 |
PETtrac is the database of owner information. Registration with PETtrac is free but $7.50 charge for ownership changes. |
| InfoPET Identification Systems, Inc. |
Electronic Devices, Ltd or TraceNET Technologies, Inc. |
Trovan | 800-722-9353 612-890-2080 |
In 6/97 a Denver Court placed an injunction against the companies to prevent use of a syringe-implanted transponder system. Effectively, shutting down their tagging of companion animals. It now looks as if the Destron patent may be invalidated after a US Federal Court of Appeals ruling in 7/97. |
| PetNet™ | Anitech Identification Systems |
Destron Fearing Corporation |
800-738-6385 | It is Canada's national pet registry. |
