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High Tech Ways To Track Pets

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Today when dogs do a disappearing act, infrared cameras, tracking devices, and social media help owners keep tabs on wandering pets. These security technologies are a growing part of the 56-billion dollars spent annually on America’s pets.

  

Michael Farrell is a technology reporter at the Boston Globe where he wrote about this emerging trend in pet safety.

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