Patent ID: 7055463

Claim:
A method for locating lost pets comprising: (a) issuing a rabies tag to a pet, the rabies tag including information displayed on the rabies tag, the rabies tag information comprising a phone number of a veterinarian, alpha-numeric digits, and a listed year corresponding to when the tag was issued; (b) obtaining the rabies tag information in computer-readable memory accessible by a host computer, the host computer accessible over a communications network; (c) obtaining pet owner contact information, for reaching the owner of the pet that was issued the rabies tag, in computer-readable memory accessible by the host computer; (d) issuing a second tag to a pet that includes an address of the host computer; (e) comparing in the host computer, information from the rabies tag received from a party who found a lost pet, to the rabies tag information in the computer readable memory, in an attempt to find a match; and, (f) if a match is found, providing the party who found the lost pet with at least a portion of the pet owner contact information.