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Complaint and evidence guidance

Submit a new complaint or provide additional evidence

Choose the correct route below. New complaints—including their initial supporting files—are submitted through the existing Contact page. Follow-up evidence should use the instructions issued for the existing matter.

Choose your submission route

SEC. 01 · Start Here

New matter

Submit a new complaint

Use the complaint option on the Contact page. Describe the concern and provide the supporting evidence available at the time of submission.

Go to complaint intake →

Existing matter

Add supporting evidence

Use the secure method identified in your confirmation or case correspondence, and include the assigned complaint reference. This keeps new material connected to the correct record.
 

If you cannot find those instructions, contact support with your complaint reference, your full name, and the email address you used for the original submission. Please do not attach any evidence until we confirm a secure method.

Contact support for secure delivery instructions →

Do not open a duplicate complaint.

If you already have a complaint reference, use it with every follow-up. Do not resubmit the original complaint merely to add evidence.

Immediate danger or suspected crime?

Contact the appropriate emergency service, animal-welfare authority, or law-enforcement agency first. ElitePetz complaint intake is not an emergency channel.

Prepare useful evidence

SEC. 02 · Evidence Quality

Send only material that relates directly to the certification concern. Keep the original source files even when you provide a copy.

Include when available

   

The entity’s name and registry or certification ID.

   

The existing complaint reference, if assigned.

   

Dates, locations, URLs, and involved parties.

   

Original documents, messages, photographs, or screenshots.

   

A short explanation of what each item shows and how you obtained it.

Leave out

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Passwords, authentication codes, or credentials.

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Payment, bank, or government identification numbers.

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Unrelated medical, veterinary, or personal records.

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Duplicate or irrelevant material.

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Files you are not authorized to share.

Before sending follow-up material

SEC. 03 · Existing Matters

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Use the assigned reference

Place the complaint reference in the subject line or designated field exactly as shown in ElitePetz correspondence.

02

Explain what is new

Identify the new files or facts and explain how they relate to the concern. Avoid repeating the original submission.

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Use the authorized channel

Follow the secure delivery instructions supplied for the matter. Do not send evidence to unrelated addresses or social accounts.

Important notices

SEC. 04 · Fair Handling

Evidence is assessed, not presumed true

A submission does not establish a violation or guarantee an investigation, certification action, response deadline, or particular outcome.

Confidentiality has limits

Relevant information may be used or disclosed for assessment, fair notice and response, safety, legal compliance, or certification administration. Absolute confidentiality or anonymity cannot be guaranteed. See the Privacy Policy.

Ready to report a new concern?

Use the existing complaint intake on the Contact page. Read Reporting Concerns for process, scope, and privacy guidance.

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