Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Pethealth To Acquire Microchip Registry Operations of the Michelson Found Animals Foundation July 21, 2021 GMT LOS ANGELES & OAKVILLE, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 21, 2021-- Michelson Found Animals Foundation (“Michelson Found Animals”), a Los Angeles-based animal welfare organization, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with Pethealth Inc. (“Pethealth”), a leading provider of pet insurance, lost pet recovery and shelter management software in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, for the acquisition of its microchip registry operations. Philanthropist Gary K. Michelson, M.D., founded Michelson Found Animals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, after witnessing hundreds of thousands of beloved pets become separated from their family with no way to find their way home. Microchip technology was available, but financial barriers kept it from helping families in need. It was the first free national pet microchip registry, giving pet parents from all backgrounds access to this life-saving service. Over the last 15 years, the organization has grown the registry to one of the largest in the US with more than 5 million pets.