HomeAgain

For FOURTEEN years, I have been trying to register my two cats with these charlatans, but it has been a bureaucratic NIGHTMARE. Between the slobs at the shelter where I adopted my cats to these gasbags at Home Again, I have been given the run around that not even THE WORST government hellhole would put you through. And if you ask for accountability, some dork tells you that there's nothing they can do and that they "really don't want to do this with me!"

I order tags for new two German Shepherds. Twice, they said they reordered them in 3 months. They are lias and scumbags. Never use them.

I believe they have went out of business. No human interaction. No return calls. No computer update. No e-mails.

Great customer service, any one that finds my dog with the homeagain tag knows my dog is microchipped and can get her home as soon as possible.

A couple of days ago HomeAgain sent me an email, "We miss you, Darryl!" I thought, "How nice! A condolence note for Darryl, my beloved cat who recently died."

Wrong! HomeAgain didn't know Darryl had died. They came to me with their hand out for $22 for a subscription I don't need and won't buy. This is a company that does business with pet owners en masse, anonymously. Do they not realize that pets die? Why on earth would they put this headline on anything? They didn't miss Darryl -- they were trying to upsell me. Their past attempts failed, when Darryl was alive. This attempt is causing me to paper the internet with bad reviews on every site I can find.

I recommend browsing the reviews of HomeAgain everywhere before considering doing any business with them. The basic chip, once implanted by the shelter or vet, remains in their registry at no charge, connected to your information unless you change it.

When I read the reviews I saw story after story about services that never materialized. They will not help you find a lost pet. They will not help you find veterinary care that you couldn't already find on your own. They WILL try to take money out of your credit card after you've opted out of extra services that they charge for, but do not provide.

So as upset as I already was at losing my beloved pet to illness, this marketing contact from HomeAgain was just the jab in chest I needed to go after them, let the world know what a fraud they are.

I also have notified the local shelters I have dealt with that I will no longer accept any pet with HomeAgain implanted. This is the scam. Give the chips to shelters and other nonprofits, also to veterinary clinics. Once you register your information, HomeAgain has a huge database, which it uses not to help pets, but to market fraudulent extra-cost options to unwitting pet owners.

HomeAgain should be prosecuted and closed down. As a subsidiary of Merck and a $4.6 billion business on their own, their pockets are deep. So this is unlikely to happen. So all I can do is get the word out.

Vets and shelters, I will not accept any HomeAgain pets in my house. Don't chip them all until you ask first.

Homeagain onky want your money. Very rude customer service and if your dogends up missing that's your problem

2019 I purchased a HomeAgain chip through my vet for a new puppy. She's now 4 years old, the last 4 years they refuse to register the chip unless I pay them for their membership. I've tried to get this settled 12 times. Each time I'm that I have to pay for them to register the number. Tonight they told me to go register it with a different company. I explained that I purchased their chip & want them to do their job. (it is register with a couple of sites.). HomeAgain tried to say that I didn't pay for the chip I paid for it to be inserted. I spoke with the vet to confirm what was pd for so I know for fact that day I paid for vaccines, the chip, an office visit office. The insertion was covered just like the vaccines, I don't get free vaccines and just pay for the vet to insert the syringe. According to the vet they $25. Was the cost of the chip initial registration & the insertion. I was told today that they are no longer providing HomeAgain chips. This vet is a nationwide clinic & because of all the issues across the US between clients & HomeAgain all stemming from registrations, to forcing memberships/renewals, refunds, website and autopay over pay.

Over the years I've had pets with Avivd ID, AKC, 24PetWatch, Buddy I.D., Petlink, to name a few, Not one of these have ever tried to charge me to register the chip. They have all wanted me to join their membership which of course does cost.

2011 I adopted a cat from a shelter for my niece. They also inserted a HomeAgain chip. HomeAgain tried to do the same back then. Thank goodness I called the shelter manager and explained to them what HomeAgain was trying to do. They handled the problem with HomeAgain for me and the cat was registered by the end of the week. Unfortunately when my niece passed and brother tried to registered the cat to him HomeAgain listed the cat as deceased.

I HAVE TRIED TO CALL 3 TIMES AND BEEN ON HOLD FOREVER AND NO ONE EVER ANSWERS THE PHONE. I AM TRYING TO UPDATE MY CONTACT INFORMATION.