If your pet is one of them, please make sure that both sides of the S-hook are completely closed. There are millions of pets out there with S-hook attachments. We decided that day to eliminated the S-hook as an option. There is simply no way for us to ensure that every S-hook will be pinched entirely shut so that this can’t ever happen again. Luckily, this second dog also fully recovered. That small opening allowed the S-hook to still act as a hook and grab the dogs’ eyelid.

Further investigation showed that in both cases, the S-hook was pinched shut enough to hold the tag from falling off- but not pinched entirely closed. We felt this had to be a once-in-a-lifetime, freak accident. In fact, we hadn’t ever heard of any S-hook related injury. We found it nearly impossible to even imagine how this accident could have happened. The owners just wanted us to know of the potential danger posed by the S-hook. We were relieved to know that the dog recovered with no lasting injuries. Somehow a dog wearing one of our tags, got the S-hook hooked into his eyelid. About 6 years ago, we got a letter in the mail describing a terrible accident. S-hooks are a simple, effective way to attach a tag to a collar but it does require pliers to pinch it shut. The Hidden Danger of S-hooksįor over 20 years, we offered our customers the choice of either an S-hook or a split ring with hundreds of thousands of tags. But here at the LuckyPet pet tag factory, we’ve done lots of thinking and testing for you to make sure your pet's tag is attached, safely and securely. The little ring or S-hook that you get with your new pet ID tag may seem like a trivial detail that doesn’t require much thought.

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