Pet Owners Deserve Answers. And We’re Not Afraid to Listen.
If a pet was abused, injured, mistreated, or put at risk by a groomer, we want to know. This page exists because accountability matters, and you deserve better.
If your pet was abused, injured, mistreated, or put at risk during grooming, or if you are a professional groomer who has evidence of an abused pet, we want to hear from you. Use the form below to tell us what happened. Your voice matters. Please include the pet’s name, the groomer or salon name (if known), the date of the incident, what happened, and any city, state, or veterinarian details. Let us know if the groomer claimed IAPEG certification and whether you’d like a follow-up.
The IAPEG is currently gathering statistics for abuse within the grooming industry. No other organization does this. We need to know what is happening, how often these incidents are happening, to what extent, etc… Please help us to gather these numbers to protect the innocent.
At IAPEG, we don’t hide from the hard stuff. Most of this industry stays silent. We don’t.
If a groomer has injured a pet or if something felt wrong, we’re giving you the space to report it. No runaround. No sugarcoating. Just a simple promise: we’ll listen, and we’ll take it seriously.
We created this because we care about more than pretty haircuts—we care about pet safety, well-being, and trust. Our certified members are held to a higher standard for a reason. And if someone is misusing our name or abusing your trust, you’re damn right we want to know.
This is how change starts, with truth. And you.