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Pets Being Shipped by IPATA

If you are dealing with a company that claims to be an IPATA member or uses IPATA as part of their company name please read below.
In addition to finding out if someone is actually a member of IPATA you can also read more about who the IPATA members are.

 

RED FLAG  WARNING!

 

Red Flag

Pets Being Shipped by IPATA

We often get phone calls in the administration office and the person on the other end of the phone wants to know about the pet that they were told has been shipped by IPATA. 
IPATA is a membership organization whose "members" ship pets but under their own company names!  Further, no member of IPATA can use the name IPATA as part of their company name. IPATA is a trademarked name. You can read more about the actual scams and how to avoid them by clicking here. 
If anyone tells you IPATA is shipping a pet that is a red flag warning....

IPATA does not ship any animals!
There is no puppy!

VERIFY MEMBERSHIP

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Claims of Membership in IPATA - Check it out!

If a website or email has an IPATA logo on it, you can verify IPATA membership by searching on our        "Find a Pet Shipper" section and check to see if the company name is listed. 

If the name is NOT listed, THEY ARE NOT A MEMBER OF IPATA!

LINKS TO  HELP YOU


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Links to Help You
Checks received from IPATA
List of scamming Email addresses and websites that have been reported to IPATA
Where to report scams

There are many legitimate websites offering pets and other animals for sale and animal transportation services, there are also many scams on the Internet. What used to be "puppy scams" has grown to include birds, monkeys, horses and all other types of animals.  You can learn a lot by going to several of the many websites that address the types of pet scams that are going on in the world. Learn about scammers before you try buy or sell an animal and definitely before you send money!
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