@ Cia Hello! Here is a great FAQ for Gold Account questions. I don't mind answering any questions though! So you will never lose the pets you fill those extra slots with after your GA runs out but if you decide to adopt out or abandon a pet, you cannot fill that open slot without an active GA.

Hope this answers your questions!

Edit: Thank you for the explanation as well, !

As this question has been answered, I'm going to lock this up.