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    Adoption History

    Review an adopter's pet relationships, adoption records, and returns

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    History on the Adopter ProfileActivity and Team ContextAdoption Records

    History on the Adopter Profile

    Open Pets in Their Care on the adopter profile. The panel keeps pending, adopted, and returned relationships together and lets you filter to All, Pending, or Adopted.

    Rows can show:

    • Pet photo, name, species, breed, and link to the pet profile.
    • Relationship state.
    • Interest, adoption, or return timing.
    • Adoption fee when recorded.
    • Return reason or related timeline context.

    The header metric shows the number of pets adopted, with pending-pet context when applicable.

    Activity and Team Context

    The right context column shows recent Activity for the adopter. Use Team Notes beside it for staff discussion that should stay with the person record.

    Adoption Records

    Each completed adoption has its own receipt record under Adoptions. The record contains the placed pets, payment ledger, signed-contract details when captured, follow-up plan, receipt notes, documents, activity, and team notes.

    Open an adoption record when you need payment, receipt, follow-up, or return details. Use the adopter profile for the person-centered overview.

    Returns

    When an adoption is returned:

    • The adoption record is marked Returned and keeps the reason and date.
    • The pet relationship remains visible on the adopter profile.
    • The pet is moved back into the configured available status.
    • The original fee, donation, and payment context remain on the adoption record.

    Returns do not erase the historical adopter-pet relationship.

    Related

    • Managing Adoption Records
    • Processing Adoption Returns

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