(PRESS RELEASE) KING, N.C. — Pet Sitters International (PSI), the world’s leading educational organization for professional pet sitters and dog walkers since 1994, has released the first publicly available Global Standards for Professional Pet-Sitting and Dog-Walking Businesses.
Developed from PSI’s Recommended Quality Standards for Excellence originally established for PSI members by PSI Founder and CEO Patti J. Moran and her team, the updated framework establishes baseline best practices for pet-care businesses worldwide. Moran and her team have more than 120 years of combined industry experience.
PSI’s Global Standards were reviewed by leaders in the pet care, insurance, and pet health and safety fields, along with a pet owner panel, ensuring they reflect both professional expertise and consumer expectations.
“Since its inception PSI has asked member businesses to commit to standards for excellence in pet sitting and provided them with the resources to meet those standards,” explained PSI President Beth Stultz-Hairston. “Because the pet-sitting industry is rapidly growing but still largely unregulated, we knew it was more important than ever to share our association’s professional industry standards framework with pet-care professionals and pet owners.”
PSI’s Global Standards outline best practices in business legitimacy; contracts and compliance; insurance and risk management; animal care and stewardship; health, sanitation and safety; emergency preparedness; client security and privacy; professional and ethical conduct; client communications and reputation; and sustainability and community responsibility.
“For more than three decades, PSI has pioneered the professional pet-sitting industry,” Moran said. “By releasing these standards publicly, we reaffirm our commitment to shaping the future of our profession and supporting pet-care businesses worldwide with the tools they need to succeed.”
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In the coming year, PSI will release additional resources and training programs to help pet-care business owners adopt and communicate these standards to clients and staff.
The standards are available for download at www.petsit.com/standards. To learn more about PSI, visit www.petsit.com.
About Pet Sitters International
Founded in 1994 by Patti J. Moran, author of Pet Sitting for Profit, Pet Sitters International (PSI) is the world’s largest educational association for professional pet sitters, with member pet-sitting businesses in the United States, Canada and more than 15 other countries. PSI members have access to the widest array of business services and educational resources available in the professional pet-sitting industry. PSI’s Pet Sitter Locator is the largest online directory of professional pet sitters, and pet owners can visit petsit.com/locate to find local professional pet sitters.
