Identity verification
Government ID, document authenticity, selfie/liveness where the configured provider supports it, and payout-name consistency.
The platform stores status and dates wherever possible—not unnecessary raw identity documents.
Safety by design
Trust is not a badge. It is a chain of controls.
NearPaw separates identity, background screening, skill approval, live evidence, incident response, and audit history. Passing one check does not prove everything else.
Role-appropriate background screening
Caregiver consent, a Canadian provider workflow, expiry tracking, human review, and a relevance-based decision process.
A Vulnerable Sector Check is not treated as a generic pet-care requirement; the configured screening level must fit the actual role.
Real skill approval
Large dogs, reactive or escape-risk animals, medication, cats, puppies, senior pets, first aid, and transport are separate qualifications.
CareProof execution
Owner-PIN check-in, pet-presence evidence, live locations, care events, media, and safe-return PIN create a reviewable timeline.
Human incident operations
Each report gets a case ID, severity, assignment, status, evidence trail, resolution notes, and audit history.
Dual-location safety
The phone is not the pet.
A caregiver phone route can be useful, but it does not establish that the animal stayed with the phone. NearPaw accepts a separate GPS/LTE pet-tracker feed and displays both data sources on the live care map.
- Last signal time and accuracy
- Caregiver phone battery
- Pet tracker battery
- Location-source separation
- Lost Pet Mode and QR/NFC scans
What the system cannot honestly promise
No technology makes animal care risk-free.
GPS can be inaccurate or delayed, batteries fail, networks drop, background records may be incomplete, and a qualified person can still make a mistake. NearPaw is designed to reduce risk and improve evidence and response—not to claim perfect safety.
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