I adopted a pet from the Pound, and now someone is neoMailing me and saying its theirs. What do I do?
If you adopt a pet from the Neopian Pound, it’s yours. No one who may have owned it before has any legal claim to it. So if someone tries to bully you into giving the pet up, know that you don’t have to. It belongs to you now, free and clear. Adopting pets from the Pound is not against the Rules, so you have done nothing wrong by adopting the pet. If someone is harassing you (which, by the way, is against the Rules), you can block them. Go to the NeoMail link, and then click the “Block” link (or just go right here). Enter their name and then they can’t send you any more NeoMails. There are warnings all over the Pound to remind people that once a pet goes in, it’s fair game. Because of this, transferring pets through the main Pound to another account or another user is a risky venture; there’s always the possibility that you’ll lose your pet. Especially with the new Pound and the Transfer option, there is no reason for someone to “lose” their pet in the Pound. If you adopt it, it’s your
