Bashing Industry leaders for Better Business ?

In all industries there are leaders, companies that lead by example, effort, know how, and flat out statistics. It is wonderful to be a leader in a particular field, unfortunately it also makes you a target for smaller struggling companies who do not do the volume that the industry leading companies do. It seems that the new method of action by these inferior companies, is to bash the top companies. In this blog we ask the question, is it right for companies that are simply failing, to make accusations and flat out lie to paint their companies in a better light,regardless of their field ? Another words is it ethical to bash a company simply because they are more successful than you are? It seems in these times for some companies the answer is Y-E-S. Not naming any names since that goes against a leaders ethics, but there are some out there(you know who you are) who have come to what can only be described as"a last ditch effort" when all else fails, when they fail, blame it on the masses! It has nothing to do with your unethical practices, it is everyone else who is wrong and keeping you down,stopping your success, its certainly not you of course. You need to take ACTION and EXPRESS your particular specialty, not your sour grapes and short comings. Sometimes in business like in life, you have take a look in the mirror for answers, sometimes others are just better in their field, in their marketing, with their connections, with their accounts etc.. it is the American way. Any small business owner in this country who sees that a particular company (smaller less successful company) names and bashes much bigger and well known companies on their web sites in their advertising etc. would raise an eyebrow, I mean don't talk about how you and your company is the best, bash the well known companies, and never have any actual proof or data to back you up.Just say anything. This post is just an observation of different industries including the Pet shipping industry and some of the levels that desperate failing companies will stoop to, is it right? We think not, what is your opinion please share your thoughts. Is "if you cant beat'em, bash'em" a smart tactic for those who are failing in business?

In Pet Shipping - Coverage is KEY!

Since 1992 Animals Away Pet relocation has been moving the worlds Pets to and from practically everywhere on the planet. In mid 2004 AnimalsAway.com was introduced changing the landscape of Pet relocation as a service on the Internet forever. Animals Away moves Pets to and from any worldwide location from their offices based throughout the United States. The growth of AnimalsAway.com has made expansion a necessity. In addition to New York City, in 2008 a Boston office was added in 2009 Raleigh NC, and in early 2010 Los Angeles CA. With strategically placed offices in major markets around the country Animals Away is able to provide even more of a "Hands On" approach for their clients and their Pets when relocating. The New York, Los Angeles connection really expands coverage, it gives many more cost effective options for clients. Not having to use a third party handler really does help keep the cost lower for consumers. Many International moves benefit from the added locations as legs of travel are handled in house, more options a key factor in being able to provide unmatched services, and the lowest costs possible. International Pet Shipping services are now required for International travel by most airlines, meaning if you need to move abroad with a Pet, you need to go through a Pet relocation company. When choosing a Pet Transportation company there are many things to consider experience, locations, resources cost.... just to name a few. It is always recommended to go with a company with "history" there are a lot of short lived relocation companies out there, choose wisely. Until next time.......

Pet Shipping Adoption Scam Goes International

It is becoming less of an issue here in the USA, not to say that it is not still happening, but at least we have seen a huge decrease in the numbers of Americans getting ripped off by these criminals. Again, this SCAM is still being used here in the USA, it just is not working as well as before. Places like France, London, and Spain are a completely different story. In the past six months we have seen a huge increase in these puppy and pet adoption SCAMS abroad, France, London,Spain as well as other places throughout the world, are now the popular target for these common criminals. They are using language as a new weapon in their criminal arsenal. They actually use legitimate companies real contact information, this helps these crooks in two ways... one way is they see a real website that looks real and legitimate because it is! And the second.. When the unsuspecting victim gets the actual real cost for the delivery of a Pet, they quickly jump at the idea of sending the crook $300.00 for the delivery fee, because a real transport would be $2,000.00 or so. Also,by targeting people who speak French, or Spanish, they are able to fool them easily, these criminals act like they are with a legitimate company, but when the French or Spanish speaking people call, they are not able to communicate because the companies they are using are all based in the USA and all speak English. It is the same old thing, people falling for this SCAM over and over. Remember..all of these crooks are from Africa, regardless of the language they use in their emails, they are all African! Cameroon is the #1 location for these criminals. Never, ever, send money to someone you do not know, EVER. Also never use Western Union or Money Gram to pay for a pet adoption, EVER. Just because people claim to be on the up and up, good Christians, and claim to be missionaries etc... does not mean that they are, their goal is to steal your money! Remember regardless of where these crooks claim to be based out of, THEY ARE ALL IN AFRICA! Please continue to spread the word about this common SCAM! As always if it sounds to good too be true, IT IS!

Pet Transport WorldWide

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Pet Transport and adoption SCAM update, Sellers BEWARE.

An old SCAM makes its return to the Internet and FREE ad sites are again at the heart of this FRAUD. Now it is the sellers of Pets who must beware. For years there have been fake check SCAMS running all over the web, this is when a criminal sends you a check for more than the asking price, and tells you to keep the difference. It works like this, you place an ad for some Pets you are selling, someone contacts you and says that they are going to send you a check for much more than the asking price, they will allow you to keep more money than the asking price, you take the check and deposit it into an account, and send them the difference, problem is the check is fake and now you have lost your money. There are a couple of dead giveaways with this SCAM, one is when the buyer claims to be hearing impaired and contacts you through a service that translates the conversation for you, another of course is that they are actually offering you more than the asking price of the Pet you are selling. This is just another twist on another Internet SCAM. It is unclear whether these criminals are in the U.S or abroad, either way it is a SCAM to avoid, and it is most likely going on all over the world, so location really does not matter. Whenever there is uncertainty in a situation, it is always best to contact a professional, whether it is a Pet transport company or the administration of the site you have advertised on, it is always best to ask questions before rather than waiting until it is too late. These criminals also may claim that they are sending a Pet shipping company to pick up the Pet from you, CALL THAT COMPANY!! If they can not be found or if they are a legit company and claim to know nothing about it, it is a complete FRAUD and you should get out of the situation! As always if it sounds to good too be true it is!!

Pet Transport and Free Classified Ad FRAUD

There are many sites on the Internet which allow FREE classified ads. It is as simple as going to a site and placing an ad for anything for FREE. This creates a very unsafe environment for the public, ads can be placed without any back round check or screening. Pet shipping and Pet Transport companies along with the public have been dealing with the fallout from these "FREE" ad sites for years now. Sites like Kijiji.com, Craigslist.org and the like are really allowing this FRAUD to fester. Even when these sites are alerted of these fraudulent ads they seem to ignore the WARNINGS. Free puppy adoption and pet adoption SCAMS can be found on all of these FREE classified ad sites, they are easily found with a quick search, yet WARNINGS placed on these sites are quickly taken down by the administrators. It almost seems like they are encouraging this kind of thing. On this blog the ads to the right often are placed by Kijiji and they read like this "Adopt Pets for Free
Buy, Sell and Adopt Pets Free 100% Free Pet Classifieds at Kijiji " this is why this kind of FRAUD continues, again it almost seems like they encourage this kind of activity. We have taken many steps to try to protect the public from this criminal activity, until these sites step up and do a better job of policing their sites it is safe to say that this FRAUD will continue. If something does not sound on the "up and up" it most likely is not, any FREE ad offering pet adoption should be looked at as suspect. Any pet shipping service must be completely researched before you send money to anyone. Pure bred puppies, exotic birds baby monkeys etc... are expensive they are not given away for a couple of hundred dollars for the "shipping charges". As I always say "if it sounds to good too be true, it probably is".

Pet and Puppy Adoption FRAUD Grows Internationally

Finally, after three years of WARNINGS, it seems that the very common adopt a Pet or Puppy SCAM is on the decline in the USA. Many people are becoming aware of this common SCAM, much like the EURO LOTTO email SCAMS that we all have seen. We have seen a significant decline in this type of FRAUD. Although these crooks still try to dupe people out of their money, there are now so many WARNINGS and so much information on the subject all over the web that people are becoming wise to this kind of FRAUD here in the United States. With this good news comes a bit of bad...Europe is now being targeted by these crooks. In the majority of instances we have seen in the last two months or so, just about ninety percent of these SCAMS are aimed towards countries other than the U.S. Phone numbers that start with a zero involving a Pet adoption are a SCAM. It is very common for these crooks to copy a site from the USA, phone number and all, and also provide foreign numbers like these examples (+237-7933-4578 or 01123777645485) If the phone number is not from the country that the criminal claims to be from, than it is a SCAM. FREE listing sites are a breeding ground all over the Internet for these SCAMS, all FREE AD sites are used by these crooks. Anytime MONEYGRAM or WESTERN UNION is the preffered method of payment for any kind of Pet adoption, IT IS A FRAUD, DO NOT SEND THEM YOUR MONEY. Please help to spread the word to others and put an end to this once and for all.