A Michael Broad Blog
In the UK, fraudsters are advertising non-existing pets on social media for sale and this is just one tiny aspect of the burgeoning expansion of crime in the UK where the police are sitting on their hands doing nowhere near enough about it. For example, just 6% of burglaries are solved by police in …
I’ve been dealing with scams today because it seems to me that, in the UK, they are becoming more common. UK is full of scammers. In fact, many live abroad and feed on the UK’s citizens as if the country is “treasure Island”. UK citizens need to be ever vigilant and switched on. It’s …
The UK is full of scammers, fraudsters and thieves. They’ve tried to scam me on hundreds of occasions and succeed once, much to my shame as I am careful and switched on but even the most careful can be careless once. I got my money back ?✔️. In terms of scams and frauds what …
Be aware of scammers selling companion dogs and cats online. The Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker which you can see by clicking here, tell us that there has been a substantial increase in fraudulent behaviour by scammers in America selling pets online. The number of complaints to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Scam Tracker …
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Because of Covid-19, one animal shelter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Assisi Animal Sanctuary, is using the Internet as a means to present their animals to potential adopters in order to comply with social distancing, to minimise the spread of the virus. In doing this they then allow an applicant to …
The modern imagine obsessed society driven by social media platforms such as Instagram (owned by Facebook) has had a negative impact on the adoption of companion animals, in one way. It is worth adding, however, that there are positive aspects to social media in the area of companion animal adoption so it is not …
With the number of pets killed yearly in animal shelters, using the internet to promote the cats and dogs in need of a home should be a top priority for shelters and rescues alike. Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram can go a long way in getting the word out there …
UK – Don't Buy a Pet On Gumtree | Blog About Cats. The link above takes you to a classic case of how it can all go wrong when you buy a pet online from one of these personal sales websites. There are so many possibilities for problems which affect the buyer financially and …
