TLDW: One of the largest pet microchipping companies (Savethislife) quietly went out of business last year, didn't notify pet owners and took the registry down with them. If your Sacramento pet was registered with this company, you can transfer your pets ID to another active one without getting microchipped again. My first post got deleted because it wasn't

For everyone's safety, meet in a public place and never send money to strangers to recover a pet. Verify anyone who claims a pet before arranging a meeting.