Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying and tracking pets by use of a pet identification tag or image recognition techniques are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, a mobile computing device communicates with a pet identification tag over a near-field communication link and a remote server over a wireless communication link. The mobile computing device is configured to identify a pet based on a unique identifier for the tag and/or to provide an image of a pet to the remote server, and to download information about the pet from the remote server using the unique identifier or pet image.

Abstract: The system provides a wearable communications device for pets comprising a band and a communications unit. The communications unit comprises one or more processors, a communications chipset, one or more removable batteries, and a speaker with a sound generation circuit. The communications chipset can receive data packets comprising an audio segment file; the one or more processors may convert the data packets into electronic signals; the sound generation circuit may cause the speaker to play an audio message corresponding to the electronic signals.