Say what you’ll about AirTags, however there’s no denying that the tech got here in clutch for Rocky from Florida. The six-pound Yorkshire Terrier was misplaced and on his personal within the suburbs of Central Florida for an hour earlier than his proprietor observed. Fortuitously she had outfitted Rocky’s canine collar with an Apple AirTag earlier than he discovered himself misplaced.
Fox 35 out of Orlando shared the heartwarming story of a canine rescue made attainable by an AirTag:
Rocky’s proprietor, Denise Huertas, was taking out the trash on Thursday, October 20, in her Orlando neighborhood. She stated about an hour later, she realized her six-pound Yorkshire Terrier was lacking. “I ran and bought my cellphone as a result of they’ve an AirTag, so after I seemed on the location, the placement stated about 20 minutes away,” she stated.
Fortuitously, Rocky had been picked up and brought to Orange County Animal Providers earlier than something unhealthy may occur. Due to the AirTag, Rocky’s proprietor knew precisely the place to go to rescue him. Rocky wasn’t sporting identification and wasn’t microchipped so animal providers didn’t instantly know contact his proprietor.
iPhone customers are in a position to see AirTag proprietor contact data when the tracker is about to misplaced mode, however the public continues to be studying the ropes of AirTags normally. In the meantime, Rocky additionally plans to be microchipped in case he ever stumbles into the good unknowns once more.
Whereas Apple doesn’t particularly endorse the use case, monitoring pets is a well-liked manner to make use of AirTags. AirTag holders particularly designed for canine collars go for underneath $10, and there are even personalizable ID tags for pets with Apple’s Discover My expertise constructed proper in.
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