GoChip Animal Technology is the future of animal welfare.

New and innovative animal ID technology was recently showcased in Victoria at the Humane Canada Summit for Animals. The summit is the largest event of its kind in the country, bringing together animal welfare professionals and advocates from all across Canada. 

As a sponsor of the summit, the team from Victoria-based GoChip Animal Technology hosted a popular Paws & Pours event that introduced their cutting-edge technology to an interested and engaged audience of animal welfare specialists. Alexander Von Kaldenberg, founder of GoChip Animal Technology, detailed the company’s software platform and the GoNano, a smartphone-readable ID chip alongside special guest Dr. Karlette Fernandes, Director of Companion Animal Management of Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) and Mission Rabies in India.

Currently, GoChip is working with global partners, WVS, Mission Rabies, and Bali Animal Welfare Association, as well as local governments, on projects in Bali, Indonesia and Goa, India. GoChip’s innovative collar tag and software platform are being used to store and manage the IDs and medical information for thousands of free-roaming dogs to mitigate disease and improve the health and wellbeing of both the dogs and the communities in which they live. 

A strategy to scale this technology is underway to help communities across the developing world and to collaborate with animal welfare organizations and governments to improve animal welfare in our own backyard, particularly communities in Northern Canada. 

The GoChip team was truly honoured to be a part of Humane Canada’s incredible event and looks forward to being a part of the future of animal welfare in Canada and around the world. 

And keep your eye out for GoChip’s new GoTag, an exciting consumer product that’s in the works. In addition to their work in animal welfare, the team is introducing a smart tag for pets, which combines modern connectivity methods such as QR, NFC, Bluetooth and Apple FindMy into one powerful product. It will include features such as a powerful pet pedometer, maps to track a dog’s walk or hiking route, a journal to save special memories and photos that will be shareable across most social media platforms, and so much more. 

For more information about GoChip Animal Technology, please visit https://www.gochip.pet or email Alexander Von Kaldenberg at alexander@gochip.pet

About GoChip Animal Technology: GoChip is a privately owned technology company based in Victoria, B.C. that makes hardware and software for animal identification as an effective tool for animal tracking, disease mitigation, and digital licensing.

About Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS): WVS provides free expert care to animals in need all over the world. They send veterinarians where they are needed most, provide training to increase the standard of vet care globally, and ship urgent aid supplies worldwide.

About Mission Rabies: Mission Rabies is a registered charity run by Worldwide Veterinary Service that runs mass vaccination and education programs to protect both the human and canine populations in rabies hotspots around the world.

About Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA): BAWA is a registered non-profit working toward a future for Bali where animal populations are controlled at a manageable and sustainable level and all animals are healthy, routinely vaccinated, and treated with compassion and respect.