A Texas-based pet microchip company has ceased operations, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts website.

Microchips, about the size of a grain of rice, are radio frequency identification devices implanted in dogs and cats. The chips can be scanned at any animal shelter, vet clinic or police station.

Pet owners across the country are being urged to update their microchip registrations following the announcement that the "Save This ...

In recent years, pet owners across the country have begun microchipping their animals in an effort to keep better track of ...