User:JessicaStaton/Pet recovery service

A pet recovery service is an organization that has been created for the specific purpose of reuniting lost or stolen pets with their registered owners. Typically, after receiving a registration fee, the registry keeper provides a 24-hour, toll-free telephone service for pet recovery, good for the life of the pet.

In the U.S., AVID is an example of a pet microchip manufacturer that provides it's own registry, Pettrac.

HomeAgain is an example of a distributor that operates a registry only for pets whose microchip was manufactured by Digital Angel.

The American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery Corp., the nation's largest not-for-profit pet recovery service, is an example of a registry that, for a time in 2005–2006, wasn't affiliated with a chip distributor, but since 2007 has distributed the Trovan chip in the United States.

HelpMeFindMYPET is an example of an independent pet recovery service provider not owned or operated by a microchip manufacturer. It provides service in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. It is not necessary for a pet to have a microchip to use this service, although they do work with all microchip providers.

In some countries a single official national database may be used.