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|Description=Whistle pet trackers will cease functioning on 31 August 2025, following Tractive's acquisition of the company from Mars Petcare. | |Description=Whistle pet trackers will cease functioning on 31 August 2025, following Tractive's acquisition of the company from Mars Petcare. | ||
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[[File:Whistle Go Explore Dog GPS Tracking Device on Walmart webpage.png|500px|right|frameless|alt=The product displayed on [[Walmart]]'s website.]] | |||
Whistle pet trackers will cease functioning on August 31 2025, following Tractive's acquisition of the company from Mars Petcare. | Whistle pet trackers will cease functioning on August 31 2025, following Tractive's acquisition of the company from Mars Petcare. | ||
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==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
[[File:Reddit user discussing Whistle device bricking.png|thumb|Whistle user discussing device bricking on Reddit. <ref name=":4" />]] | |||
Consumer reactions have been documented across multiple platforms: | Consumer reactions have been documented across multiple platforms: | ||
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*[[Reddit]] users have expressed frustration about losing years of pet health data when it comes to animals with medical conditions that require long-term monitoring.<ref name=":3" /> One user stated that the loss of behavioral monitoring features was "very handy, so to lose that sucks" when describing how they used the device to track their dog's seasonal allergies.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |author=InglebrapHumperdink |date=28 Jul 2025 |title=Whistle question |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/tractivegps/comments/1mbflhn/whistle_question/n5lwr0u/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Y3M6Y |archive-date=24 Feb 2026 |access-date=15 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> | *[[Reddit]] users have expressed frustration about losing years of pet health data when it comes to animals with medical conditions that require long-term monitoring.<ref name=":3" /> One user stated that the loss of behavioral monitoring features was "very handy, so to lose that sucks" when describing how they used the device to track their dog's seasonal allergies.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |author=InglebrapHumperdink |date=28 Jul 2025 |title=Whistle question |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/tractivegps/comments/1mbflhn/whistle_question/n5lwr0u/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Y3M6Y |archive-date=24 Feb 2026 |access-date=15 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> | ||
==Institutional response== | ==Institutional response== | ||