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Can You Transfer a Pet Microchip Without the Previous Owner?

You cannot simply overwrite a keeper record yourself. Contact the database and ask for its procedure when the current registered keeper is unavailable. Supporting evidence may be required.

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Prepare before contacting the database

Microchip number
How and when the pet came into your care
Proof of purchase, adoption or rehoming
Vet records
Attempts to contact the previous keeper where relevant

PetChipHelp is an independent guidance service. We can help identify the database and explain the process, but official microchip records are changed by the database provider that holds the registration.

Have the microchip number?

Check which database appears to hold the record, then go straight to the right provider.

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