Pet-ID Microchips: The Brand and Its Database Explained

Pet-ID makes the chip, not the database, so your pet's record could be held anywhere on the government list. Once you know where it sits, you can check your details or move them elsewhere.

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A British Shorthair cat stands with its tail up while a hand holds a small magnifying glass above its shoulders, as if checking where its chip is registered.

Pet-ID is a brand of microchip, and the record for your pet could sit on any of the UK’s listed databases. This guide explains how to find out which one, and what to do next.

What Pet-ID is

Pet-ID is a UK microchip brand and supplier. Its own site describes it as selling pet microchips, scanners and a database.

A German shepherd sits beside a shop shelf lined with small plain boxes. — Pet-ID makes and supplies chips; it isn't where the record is kept.

The company says its chips are Swiss-engineered, made to its specification by a Swiss manufacturer it doesn’t name, and that they conform to the ISO standards. The company behind the brand, PET-ID MICROCHIPS LTD, is registered in East Sussex, and Companies House records show Avid Plc has been its controlling owner since October 2024.

Is Pet-ID a microchip database?

No. Pet-ID is the chip brand, and no database called Pet-ID, PetID or Pet ID appears on the GOV.UK list of databases that meet government standards. The database connected to the brand is Chipworks, which Pet-ID’s site describes as its 24-hour registration and reunification database. Chipworks is on the GOV.UK list.

The distinction matters because a chip and a database do different jobs. The chip holds only a number. The database holds your name, address and phone number against that number.

What a 958 chip number tells you

A number beginning 958 tells you the chip itself was supplied under the Pet-ID brand. Our page on how to find your pet’s microchip number explains what the 15 digits mean.

A tabby cat with a chip between its shoulders sits facing a row of identical closed doors. — The chip's number doesn't say which database holds the record.

What the number can’t tell you is where the record lives. A Pet-ID chip can be registered on any database on the government list, not only Chipworks. So if you’re trying to find out whose pet is in front of you, or where your own pet’s details are held, the number alone won’t answer it.

Checking where a Pet-ID chip is registered

Our chip checker shows which database holds the record for a chip number. If you want more background on how that lookup works, our guide to finding which database a microchip is on goes into it. Once you know which database holds the record, contact that database to check your details are current.

Moving a Pet-ID chip's record to Pet Database

You don’t have to stay on the database the chip was first registered with, and you don’t need a new chip to switch. A chip registered on another database can be moved to Pet Database without re-chipping your pet.

A greyhound lies on a rug watching a hand carry one sheet from one letter tray to another. — The record moves to a new database; the chip stays put.

That applies to Pet-ID chips as it does to any other brand. The chip stays where it is under your pet’s skin, and the record with your contact details moves across. If you’re weighing up the differences between databases before you decide, our page on microchip databases in the UK and how to check yours explains what the GOV.UK list means.

Wherever the record ends up, make sure it’s in your name with your current phone number and address. If you don’t know which database that is, check the chip number.

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