WHAT: Every year, the July 4th celebration means a 60% increase in lost pets. Now, Santa Clara County residents can check their pet’s microchip for FREE to assure it’s working before the dreaded night of fireworks. This first-ever microchip scanning and registration kiosk by Check the Chip™ brings security and peace of mind to pet owners and helps Good Samaritans who find a pet to reunite it with its family.Anyone can check to make sure the pet’s microchip works for free. Pet owners can register the chip at the kiosk, if needed.
   
WHY: There are 60 million microchipped dogs and cats in the U.S., but HALF of current pet microchips are either not registered to the current owner, or the registration information is out-of-date.
   
WHEN: Now through July 6, 2024
   
WHERE: Waggin Tails pet store386 State St.Los Altos, CA 94022
   
INTERVIEWOPPORTUNITIES: -Relieved pet owners with their pets-Check the Chip™ CEO/Founder Olivia White
   
PRESSCONTACTS: Stacey DossSDDPR (for Check the Chip)949-285-2362Stacey@sddpr.com

About Check the Chip

Coming to a pet store near you, Check the Chip™ delivers the best microchip kiosk technology that empowers pet owners and communities to keep pets safe and to send lost pets back home easier and quicker than ever before. The self-service kiosks have three services available: Free Microchip Check, Register the Chip and Found a Lost Pet? The passionate team of experts at Check the Chip love technology and love pets and believe in delivering the best technology to make the world safer for pets and to ensure they make it back home, where they belong. For more information on Check the Chip™ or kiosk locations, visit www.checkthechip.com

May 2024 press release announcing Check the Chip can be found here.