Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics of the Professional Pet Sitting Industry

As a member of the the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters, I hereby pledge:

To provide quality care for pets entrusted to my supervision and to be ever mindful of their safety and well-being.
To promote responsible pet ownership and to work toward increased public awareness of animal rights.
To learn as much as possible about my profession and the animals in my care so that I can provide excellent services to each client.
To conduct business with honesty and integrity and to avoid dishonorable or unethical business practices that would reflect poorly on the pet care industry.
To refrain from defaming my competitors because such actions might increase distrust of Pet Sitters in general and harm the pet care industry.
To familiarize myself with all federal, state and local laws pertaining to animal care and to obey those laws.
To keep my clients anonymous and take reasonable precautions to make sure a client's absence from home isn't detected because of any careless actions or disclosures on my part.
To operate my business in such a away that I will be a credit to the pet sitting industry and to my community.
To enhance my professional skills and improve my business on a continuing basis by taking advantage of education opportunities related to pet care.
To work toward public recognition of pet sitting as an accepted and respected profession by my active support of the policies and programs of the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters.