Hi!
I've adopted a new cat and since he came from a shelter he is microchipped, but it isn't activated. The shelter people asked me to wait 30 days before sending in the registration, so I looked it over and was a little surprised to see that Home Again now wants a $14.99 annual fee in addition to a $10 registration fee (on top of the $19.00 we paid at the time of adoption for the actual chipping).
Is this new? I have 3 other cats who are all chipped and I remember paying a one-time fee (like $30) that I assumed covered them for life.
Has anyone else run across this fee increase? What happens if I forget to pay it one year? Will they refuse to tell me if they happen to find my cat? I like to do what is best for my cat, but I hate the feeling of being milked for a yearly $15 to maintain a number in a database.
Are there any other pet microchip companies that don't charge an annual fee? I'd rather pay a one-time fee and be able to forget about it.
I've adopted a new cat and since he came from a shelter he is microchipped, but it isn't activated. The shelter people asked me to wait 30 days before sending in the registration, so I looked it over and was a little surprised to see that Home Again now wants a $14.99 annual fee in addition to a $10 registration fee (on top of the $19.00 we paid at the time of adoption for the actual chipping).
Is this new? I have 3 other cats who are all chipped and I remember paying a one-time fee (like $30) that I assumed covered them for life.
Has anyone else run across this fee increase? What happens if I forget to pay it one year? Will they refuse to tell me if they happen to find my cat? I like to do what is best for my cat, but I hate the feeling of being milked for a yearly $15 to maintain a number in a database.
Are there any other pet microchip companies that don't charge an annual fee? I'd rather pay a one-time fee and be able to forget about it.