For shelters and rescues

Every lost dog deserves a fast way home.

Scan any dog with the HALO chip from a phone or tablet. The owner is told right away, and the dog goes home. Free for shelters.Scan a HALO chip dog from a phone. The owner is told right away. Free for shelters.

Get early access Become an adoption partner

The HALO chip launches in spring 2027. Join early access and we'll set up your shelter before then.

Shelter worker holding a phone near a calm dog at the intake counter

Owner notified

Scanned at intake · just now

Free for shelters

You already know how this goes.

A dog comes in with no collar and no way to reach the owner. Meanwhile the owner is out searching, and nobody knows where their dog is.A dog comes in with no collar and no way to reach the owner.

No collar, no tag.

No way to reach the owner.

Days in a kennel while an owner searches.

Three steps at the intake counter.

Scan

Open the HALO Chip Scan app on a phone or tablet and hold it near the dog's shoulders.Hold it near the shoulders.

See

You see the dog has the HALO chip and whether the owner has reported it lost. Tap Message the owner.See if it's reported lost.

Reunite

The owner is notified right away, with where and when the dog was scanned, and can come for their dog.The owner is on the way.

No account needed to scan. Need a name, photo or vaccination record? Tap Request info and the owner can approve it in one tap. Scans work up close.

The HALO Chip Scan

Scanning…

Hold near the dog's shoulders

Illustrative screens

An owner hugging their dog at a shelter front desk

Bella is on her way home

Owner picked up · 3:12 pm

Free for shelters.

The HALO Chip Scan app will be free for shelters, rescues and animal control.

Scan any HALO chip dog with no account.

One shelter account, with logins for your staff.

Owners see when you scanned their dog, so they know you have it.

Runs on the phones and tablets you already have. No hardware to buy.

Verify your shelter in minutes.

Verify once and your staff get ongoing access to the profile owners share, without asking each time. We check your registration or license and your work email, and call your public number if needed. Until you're verified, you can keep scanning.Verify once for ongoing access. Keep scanning while we check.

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An adopter leaving a shelter with their new dog

Send adopters home with the HALO chip.

As an adoption partner, your shelter offers the HALO chip to adopters through a partner veterinary clinic.Offer the HALO chip to adopters through a partner clinic.

Adopters get a HALO chip voucher at adoption.

A partner clinic near you places the chip.

Your shelter earns a share on dogs you refer. Details in the partner kit.

Placed by a veterinary team, for dogs 5 kg (11 lb) and over.

Become an adoption partner

Built so owners stay in control.

Without approval, a scan shows only that the dog has the HALO chip, whether it's reported lost, and a way to message the owner.

Name, photo and vaccinations need the owner's approval, or a verified shelter.

We never show an owner's address or phone number.

Scans work up close, and owners are told when their dog is scanned.

Shelter questions.

How the HALO chip works →

Get your shelter ready.

Join early access, become an adoption partner, or both. One form.

Every lost dog deserves a fast way home.

You already know how this goes.

Three steps at the intake counter.

Free for shelters.

Verify your shelter in minutes.

Send adopters home with the HALO chip.

Built so owners stay in control.

Shelter questions.

Do we need an account to scan?

What can we see about the dog?

How long does verification take?

What does it cost?

What if the owner doesn't answer?

Can someone use the app to follow or find a dog?

How does our shelter offer the HALO chip at adoption?

Get your shelter ready.

Stay in the loop with The HALO Chip.