“The concept of microchipping for pet safety is not new, but pet parents in India are slowly becoming aware of it, and there has been an increase in enquiries,” adds Akshay Mahendru, owner of a chain of pet stores in Delhi.
Its existence only came to light when Ohio University researchers, Dr Nancy Stevens and Dr Matthew Borths, studied specimens that had been placed in a drawer at the National Museums of Kenya several decades ago.
An Air Canada pilot is being hailed as a hero after his plane, traveling from Tel Aviv to Toronto, experienced a heating system malfunction in the plane’s cargo hold. The pilot diverted the plane to Frankfurt, Germany where Simba was placed on a new flight.