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These are some of the stories making headlines in animal protection:
Microchip data lost as registry company goes out of business
Microchips registered with Save This Life, a pet microchip company, are now inaccessible because the company has gone out of business. That means pets with chips registered through that company can still be scanned, but shelters and veterinarians can no longer access owner contact information tied to those chips, rendering them ineffective for reuniting lost pets with their families.
The company did not notify people about this, and some shelters report that they have been unable to reunite animals with their families. Had they notified them, those chips could have been registered with other companies.
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The following communities are looking for someone to run their animal shelters: