Kara
We registered through petkey because we didn’t know about the same free service at foundanimals.org
We registered through petkey because our vet’s chosen microchip (home again) wants a $20 per pet yearly fee in addition to the microchip fee. I was happy to find PetKey as they do offer the option of a lifetime registration for $46 without a yearly fee. I wish I had done a bit more research because you can register your microchip for free at foundanimals.org. We are now registered at both Petkey and found animals.
Response from PetkeyFeb 6, 2019
You can rest assured that there is a Universal Lookup that shelters and vets use to determine if a pet's microchip is registered. Petkey is one of the participating registries that does participate with this. You do need to have your pet's information registered in a database though in order for it to be researched. Unfortunately running these databases along with a 24 hour live call center to reunite pets and a lost pet alerting network does cost quite a bit of money so we are unfortunately not able to do all of this for free. We love what we do here at Petkey and most of all we hope that our members can enjoy peace of mind knowing in the event of an emergency we will be available to help you get your pet home safely as quickly as possible.

