Digital Angel to Announce Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2010 on Thursday, May 13

SO. ST. PAUL, MN (May 7, 2010) - Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today that it plans to issue its first quarter 2010 financial results, on Thursday, May 13, 2010, at approximately 8:00 a.m. ET. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 10:00 a.m. ET that same day. Interested participants should call (877) 470-1843 within the United States and Canada, or (706) 643-9051 internationally. Please use access code 74543176.

Alternatively, a simultaneous webcast of the live conference call can be accessed through Digital Angel's website at www.digitalangel.com. For persons unable to participate in either the conference call or the webcast, a replay will be available from May 13, 2010 at approximately 1:00 p.m. ET to June 23, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For the telephonic replay, dial (800) 642-1687 (USA/Canada) or (706) 645-9291 (international), using access code 74543176. The webcast replay can also be accessed through Digital Angel's website at www.digitalangel.com.

About Digital Angel

Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA) is an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions. Digital Angel's products are utilized around the world in such applications as pet identification, using its patented, FDA-approved implantable microchip; livestock identification and herd management using visual and radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags; and global positioning systems (GPS) search and rescue beacons for army, navy and air force applications worldwide. For further information please visit www.digitalangel.com.

This press release contains certain "forward-looking" statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Forward-looking statements included in this press release include, without limitation, those concerning expectations regarding the impact of the agreement on the Company's financial results. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Additional information about these and other factors that could affect the Company's businesses is set forth in the Company's Form 10-K under the caption "Risk Factors" filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 1, 2010, and subsequent filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

Contacts:
Digital Angel
Jay McKeage
Phone: (651) 554-1564

KCSA Strategic Communications
Todd Fromer / Rob Fink
212-896-1215 / 212-896-1236
digitalangel@kcsa.com