How verification works
What each verification badge actually means, who checks it, and why there is deliberately no single overall "verified" badge.
One badge, one claim
There is no generic "verified" badge on this platform, and there never will be. A single badge that means everything means nothing: it hides which claim was checked and by whom.
Instead each badge names exactly one thing — identity verified, ownership verified, pedigree verified, health document verified, genetic test verified. Each is checked separately and each can be missing, pending, approved, rejected or expired independently.
What a reviewer actually does
When you submit evidence it goes into a private bucket that only you and the assigned reviewer can open, through a link that expires in minutes. The reviewer accepts or rejects it and has to give a reason either way.
Every decision is written to an append-only audit log. A reviewer cannot quietly edit or delete a decision they made earlier.
What it does not mean
A verified health document means a document was reviewed and accepted. It does not mean the animal is healthy. A verified pedigree means paperwork was checked, not that the ancestry is genetically confirmed.
Nothing on this platform guarantees an animal’s health, temperament or the outcome of any arrangement. Verification narrows uncertainty; it does not remove it.
Evidence expires
Health documents and identity checks have validity windows. When one lapses the badge goes with it, because a three-year-old vaccination record is not evidence of current health.