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# Removing an animal from your account

Removing an animal from your account does not delete its profile from Creatures. Choose the path that matches what happened so its records and family connections are preserved correctly.

Open **More animal actions** on the profile and choose **Sold, rehomed, or deceased**. When sale and transfer options are unavailable, this entry reads **Remove from my animals**.

![More animal actions menu with Sold, rehomed, or deceased](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/a7c/393/319/47b42.png)

## Sold or rehomed

If **Sold** opens **Record the sale in Finance**, continue to save seller income and mark the animal sold. Buyer details are not required.

For a known new owner, select **Transfer ownership instead** when offered. If the option reads **Sold or rehomed**, it continues to the ownership transfer. A transfer waits for the recipient to accept the profile.

See [Transferring an animal to its new owner](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/transferring-an-animal-to-its-new-owner-1txfz6z/) for the complete handoff.

## The animal has passed away

Choose the option saying the animal **has passed away** and optionally enter **Date of passing**. You stay connected to the profile. Active listings are ended and affected paid stewardship is closed; Creatures can then help you create a memorial.

See [Creating a memorial for an animal](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/creating-a-memorial-for-an-animal-1xxuqy8/) and [Tributes, visibility, and sharing a memorial](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/tributes-visibility-and-sharing-a-memorial-1wywwu5/).

## Remove the profile from your account

If the profile is private, use **Contact us** before removing it so the team can review the right next step.

For a public animal, choose **I just want this profile off my account** when neither the sale nor deceased path fits. Read the warning before selecting **Remove me from this profile**. This releases the profile from ownership and leaves it as a public reference.

Removal is not a way to hide an animal. Use [profile privacy](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/public-private-and-reference-animals-vvbyse/) if you want to keep owning and managing it privately.

## If you need the profile fully deleted

Removing the animal does not erase the profile. Use **Contact us** at the bottom of the sheet if there is a specific reason the profile itself must be deleted. The Creatures team reviews these requests because deletion can break pedigree links used by other members.

## Removing a reference you added

If you added an animal only as a pedigree reference and need your connection removed, open **Remove yourself from this profile** and use **Contact us** at the bottom rather than **Remove me from this profile**. Ask the Creatures team to review the reference and your connection to it.

### Related information

- [Transferring an animal to its new owner](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/transferring-an-animal-to-its-new-owner-1txfz6z/)
- [Public, private, and reference animals](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/public-private-and-reference-animals-vvbyse/)
- [Reference animals: documenting lineage and inviting the owner](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/reference-animals-documenting-lineage-and-inviting-the-owner-1xzu0nz/)