If a pet that my shelter has recently adopted out is returned and adopted to a new home, is there a charge to transfer the microchip registration and HomeAgain membership? How is the transfer done?
There is no charge as long as the transfer is done within one year from the date of the original microchip enrollment. For Chip FurKeeps shelters, the transfer is done the same way as a new microchip enrollment—either online or by calling the dedicated toll-free enrollment number. The new adopter will assume the remainder of the HomeAgain membership (e.g., if the pet is originally enrolled by the first adopter in January and the transfer to the second adopter is done in March, the second adopter will take over the remaining nine months on the pet’s HomeAgain membership, and the microchip registration will be transferred into his/her name—all at no charge).
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