Vertigo963 t1_iug4efx wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:38 AM

Reply to comment by You_Are_All_Diseased in ASPCA had my friend's "reported lost" microchipped cat. They rehomed it to another family and tried to get the microchip changed. Now another family own's the cat. by [deleted]

I dunno. If there is a reasonable amount of proof of ownership (e.g., recent vet bills) and the owner is willing to contact police and spend money on a lawyer, I would tend to think the owner could recover the cat.

You_Are_All_Diseased t1_iughbpm wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:23 AM

We’ll have to check NJ law because often the shelter can legally take ownership just by holding an animal for a certain period of time unclaimed.