NFC RFID Wireless Communication Technology Embedded into PetHub.com's Award-Winning Pet ID Tags

By: PRLog
PetHub leads the pack in helping lost pets get home faster with life saving pet ID tags that uniquely combine Near-Field Communication (NFC) RFID chips, QR codes, web addresses and a free 24-by-7 staffed call center. All of this allows anyone, with any phone, to get a pet home quickly. In 2013, PetHub found that 97% of its subscribers that reported their pet missing had it returned in less than 1 day (and 25% in less than 1 hour).
PRLog - Jul 22, 2013 - LAS VEGAS -- PetHub, Inc., (www.pethub.com) announced today at Super Zoo 2013 (Booth #3950) the next generation of its industry-leading pet identification tags, this time with the first-ever NFC RFID chip embedded within a pet ID tag itself to help good Samaritans immediately identify and return lost pets. These new chip-embedded tags allow anyone with a newer smartphone by Samsung, Blackberry, and others, to access a pet's emergency information simply by tapping the tag. Anyone with an older phone can simply call the phone number on the tag to reach the "PetHub Found Pet Hotline," 24 hours a day, 7-days a week, all for only the price of the tag (no additional service fee required).

Heralded by Popular Mechanics as a tag every dog owner should get, the new NFC ("near-field communication") capability builds upon PetHub's award-winning tags, each already equipped with a unique QR code, web address and traditional toll-free phone number. Any of these 4 capabilities -- NFC, QR code, web address or phone number -- can be used to immediately and safely access a pet's critical data, including multiple emergency contact phone numbers, critical medications, license and rabies tag information, microchip number, vaccinations, pet medical insurance status, and much more, all for free (other than the cost of the tag).

"Super Zoo is a constant reminder of how much we all love the animals in our lives and how critical it is to have proper, up-to-date identification to help a four-legged loved one return home quickly," said PetHub's Founder & CEO, Tom Arnold. "My dog Ullr is a member of my family and I would never want him, nor any animal, ending up in a shelter with the odds against him returning home again."

According to the American Humane Association, 1 out of 3 pets will be lost at some point during their lifetime, however only about 17 percent of lost dogs and two percent of lost cats will be returned to their original owners. In fact, according to the Humane Society of the United States and the ASPCA, it is estimated that up to 8 million animals enter shelters every year with over 50 percent of them euthanized if their families cannot be found in time (56% of dogs and 71% of cats).

Pet ID Tags Enter the 21st Century
Whether it was a good Samaritan scanning the QR code or calling PetHub's free 24x7 staffed call center, 97 percent of pets lost in 2012 while wearing a PetHub ID tag were returned the same day they went missing, with 25 percent being returned in under an hour and over 35 percent in less than three hours. Now, with the new NFC technology, which is short-range wireless communication technology based on RFID that enables mobile devices to connect and transfer data by touching them together or bringing them into close proximity, PetHub wants to help even more pets. Until today, NFC technology has been used for things like wirelessly exchanging contact information, sharing photo files or for mobile payments.

"My Bassett hound Diesel managed to dig out from under my parent's fence and had gotten out on a busy highway while I was on vacation in Barcelona, Spain, but he was found and returned home thanks to his PetHub tag," said Kelly Reeves. "I was able to text my children the rescuer's name and number and get my parents the info to pick up Diesel from halfway across the world. I will never be without PetHub's service, which gets lost animals home within minutes or hours instead of days or weeks."

With 9 out of 10 pet guardians considering their pets a part of the family, the ability to quickly return a beloved lost pet is what keeps the PetHub team focused on continued innovation in digital ID pet tags and recovery solutions.

"I left Microsoft to start PetHub because [this problem] can finally be fixed through technology we all possess. We all have cell phones and over 60 percent of us have ‘Smartphones' equipped with cameras, GPS, web browsers, and more. Our tags provide a lifeline to anyone with a phone to an animal's critical data to keep it safe," noted Arnold.

Pricing and Availability
Priced at $19.95 MSRP, the new NFC tags are now officially available. NFC-equipped phones in the U.S. and Worldwide include Samsung Galaxy Note, Galaxy S III & IV, Google Nexus 4 and Nexus S, Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 920, Sony Xperia Ion, Motorola Droid Razr M and Droid Razr Maxx HD, LG Intuition, HTC Evo 4G LTE, BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10. Because of Apple's recent patent applications for NFC technology, one could wonder if the next Apple iPhone will be equipped with NFC capabilities.

About SuperZoo
SuperZoo 2013 (http://www.superzoo.org) runs from July 23 through July 25 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Produced by the World Pet Association, SuperZoo is a non-profit event, with proceeds invested back into the industry in the form of legislative advocacy, consumer marketing campaigns promoting responsible growth and development of the companion pet, product and services industry, and programs that advance the knowledge of those currently employed in or entering the pet retail industry. For more information about the World Pet Association and it's efforts to advance the industry, visit www.worldpetassociation.org.

About PetHub, Inc.
PetHub, Inc., gets lost pets home faster and safer than ever before through current and new technologies, including NFC/RFID/QR code pet ID tags, GPS mapping, and real-time notifications. The company has multiple software and hardware patents pending. Success stories can be found at http://PetHubFound.me. PetHub is available in English, German, French, Italian and Dutch languages, with users throughout the world. See also some of PetHub's fan videos at http://PetHub.tv. Awards include Dog Fancy Magazine's "Editors' Choice" as well as Pet Business Magazine's "Industry Award" and Pet Age Magazine's "Retailer Silver Select Award" as well as a recent Seattle-area "People's Choice" award for "2013 Most Innovative Product of the Year."  For a demo, watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oj-sTJJsOM

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