Dog flipping sees scammers reselling lost pets for profit

Have you ever found a lost dog and posted it to Craigslist in order to find its home? Be sure to ask for proof of ownership when someone comes by to claim it. Otherwise you may be handing the animal over to a scammer.

The practice, colloquially referred to as "dog flipping", is not nearly as adorable as the term makes it out to be.

Recently, some kind-hearted good samaritans have found themselves handing over lost pets to scammers, who then try to sell the animals on Craiglist.

In a case in Kansas City, Mike Pfieffer found a lost dog in his neighbourhood, but after the alleged owner retrieved the animal, Pfieffer found it for sale on the website. After a quick search, Pfieffer found the same individual selling four other dogs.

In a similar case in Indiana, a women was surprised when she found her missing dog advertised for sale for $900 on Craigslist.

One recommended way to curtail this practice is to have your dog implanted with a microchip.

For the record, this is the only kind of dog flipping we can endorse.