THE city of Hangzhou in East China’s Zhejiang Province has introduced noseprint recognition technology in pet management, the city’s urban management and law enforcement bureau said Friday.

The technology is currently available in dog license registration and is expected to help track lost pets and realize digital management of pets in the city.

Pets’ noseprints are similar to human fingerprints in that they are unique. A digital dog license can be obtained immediately in Hangzhou via an app after the pet owner uploads photos as required.

“We have piloted the technology since September 2020 and will expand its application in the future,” said Zhu Yan with the bureau.

In Shanghai, a recent move allowing people to take pets with them to COVID-19 quarantine venues has been hailed by netizens.

Liu Jinwen, who is in charge of a local pet protection platform in Shanghai, said the measure solved the problem of pet owners separating from their pets when the owners went into concentrated quarantine sites.

Last year, some owners turned to their friends or pet care centers asking them to take care of their pets when the owners were placed under concentrated observation. Some netizens living nearby also volunteered to feed the animals left behind.

(Xinhua)