Patent ID: 6910050

Claim:
A computer enabled system for storage of information about an individual animal for dissemination thereof at a time of an incident report made by a member or a non-member of the system concerning said animal to facilitate at least one response to said incident report, said system comprising: a plurality of predetermined incident report types each having at least one predetermined response type; means for communicating between said system and at least one selected from the group consisting of a member and a non-member; at least one database that stores information about the individual animal that determines said at least one predetermined response to an incident report of a given type; at least one type of Information Unit or Shield that contains an animal identification code associating said individual animal with said stored information about said individual animal; a care registry system for receipt and response to said at least one type of incident report for said individual animal bearing said at least one Information Unit or Shield, wherein said response includes at least one of (1.) pre-authorization of at least one of care, holding or reception services for said individual animal; (2.) pre-authorization of payment for said at least one of care, holding or reception services for said individual animal; (3.) authorization of at least one of care, holding or reception services for said individual animal; and (4.) authorization for payment of at least one of care, holding or reception services for said individual animal, wherein, each said type of incident report comprises said animal identification code contained in the Information Unit or Shield that is used to access stored information about an individual animal such that the stored information determines the at least one predetermined response.