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...where, oh, where has my little dog gone?" That old musical question now has a modern answer. A California-based company called Infopet is selling a - computer-age tag: a microchip that is easily implanted between a pet's shoulder blades. The semiconductor carries a ten-digit code, which can be read by a scanner. When the code is punched into Infopet's computers, an animal's finder can obtain such data as the pet's license number, medical condition and, most important, the owner's phone number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PETS: The Fido Finder | 2/19/1990 | See Source »

...years since Infopet began offering the service, 10,000 pets have been micro-tagged in California, Oregon, Washington and Missouri. So far, 27 animals have been returned to their owners because of the device. The microchip, its insertion and a year of registration cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PETS: The Fido Finder | 2/19/1990 | See Source »

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