A platform may receive, from a user device, a request for a status of an animal, wherein the request includes animal identification information associated with the animal. The platform may identify, based on receiving the request, an animal record identifier associated with the animal. The platform may verify that an entity associated with the user device is authorized to obtain the status of the animal, wherein the entity is one of a plurality of entities that are authorized to obtain the status of the animal. The platform may identify, based on verifying that the entity is associated with the user device, blocks of a blockchain that include the animal record identifier. The platform may determine the status of the animal from animal records associated with the animal, wherein the animal records are included within the blocks. The platform may provide, to the user device, the status of the animal.