Cefiar<p>Are you living in Australia? Do you own a pet?</p><p>There are claims and rumours that HomeSafeID, one of the many national microchip pet registries in Australia, may have gone into receivership (unconfirmed), and as such it seems their future may be uncertain. During Christmas to early January, emails bounced and their phones were unanswered. There is a notice on their website from January 5th saying that there are some issues, but no detailed explanation of what happened or is happening. Even now, it seems no one has yet received a human response to any enquiries.</p><p>HomeSafeID is primarily used by the RSPCA all over Australia. If you got your pet through the RSPCA, it's likely registered though HomeSafeID.</p><p>This event highlights some of the holes in microchipping registries in Australia. A useful overview I found that covers this: <a href="https://vetmatters.substack.com/p/vet-matters-32-microchip-registries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vetmatters.substack.com/p/vet-</span><span class="invisible">matters-32-microchip-registries</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cats</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dogs</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Horses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horses</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reptiles</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Snakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snakes</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Lizards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lizards</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frogs</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Turtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turtles</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Rodents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rodents</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Ferrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ferrets</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Rats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rats</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Mice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mice</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Microchip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microchip</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pets</span></a> <br>🧵 1/3</p>