/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/pet-microchip-company-shuts-down-cats-and-dogs-lost-or-finally-free(Image Credit: RebeccasPictures /pixabay) Microchips are incredibly useful, as they provide information such as the owner&#39;s name in case their pet gets lost. However, that information may disappear if the chip is associated with a company that cl...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/pet-microchip-company-shuts-down-cats-and-dogs-lost-or-finally-freeFri, 27 Feb 2026 16:35:27 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7d5c6fed-e877-4676-a1e7-daf2b573d481kmikemoo1<p>This is a sad reality of some of these services.&nbsp; Either competition or technology dilutes their revenue to where they can no longer sustain the database - and they fold.<br />&quot;Free for life&quot; isn&#39;t as cool as it sounds when you consider that it&#39;s the life of company profits that determines how long you get the service - not how long you breathe.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29543&AppID=96&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">