# HO using THS for free labour

**URL:** <https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/ho-using-ths-for-free-labour/63468>\
**Category:** THS News & Feedback\
**Created:** [2 May 2025 19:53 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/ho-using-ths-for-free-labour/63468 "2025-05-02T19:53:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![toreishi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@toreishi](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/toreishi)\
**Post date:** [2 May 2025 19:53 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/ho-using-ths-for-free-labour/63468/1 "2025-05-02T19:53:56Z")

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(Not sure if this is the correct forum but trusting that someone will point me in the right direction !)  
I can’t find a way on the THS main site to report this concern so I’m casting about for help in removing a HO using TS as a means of getting “sitters” to assist with care for their animals while they’re “away”.  
This HO has posted a number of times and sitters have noted the circumstances which break THS rules re: the HO being away for the duration of the sit. In this case, the HO’s visit the animals daily -or at least regularly- while the sit is in progress and are clearly not travelling but, rather, using “sits” to help them care for their animals.

Is there a way to discuss this or at least have THS look further into this violation ? Thanks, T

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**Author:** ![meow](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/meow/32/7551_2.png) [@meow](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/meow)\
**Post date:** [2 May 2025 19:55 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/ho-using-ths-for-free-labour/63468/2 "2025-05-02T19:55:41Z")

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[support@trustedhousesitters.com](mailto:support@trustedhousesitters.com)

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**Author:** ![toreishi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@toreishi](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/toreishi)\
**Post date:** [3 May 2025 06:01 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/ho-using-ths-for-free-labour/63468/3 "2025-05-03T06:01:13Z")

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Thanks !!! (…at least 10 characters !)

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**Author:** ![Silversitters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Silversitters](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Silversitters)\
**Post date:** [3 May 2025 07:30 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/ho-using-ths-for-free-labour/63468/4 "2025-05-03T07:30:50Z")

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@toreishi  
Please let us know the repose that you get from THS

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**Author:** ![Garfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/garfield/32/33665_2.png) [@Garfield](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Garfield)\
**Post date:** [3 May 2025 11:52 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/ho-using-ths-for-free-labour/63468/5 "2025-05-03T11:52:32Z")

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You can just report it to support, provide a link to the listing. I’ve reported several such sits and at least some of them were taken down.

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**Author:** ![toreishi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@toreishi](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/toreishi)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2025 06:14 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/ho-using-ths-for-free-labour/63468/6 "2025-05-07T06:14:07Z")

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Vague, “we’ll look into it” response…The request is still up.

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**Author:** ![DieFledermaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DieFledermaus](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/DieFledermaus)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2025 10:38 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/ho-using-ths-for-free-labour/63468/7 "2025-05-07T10:38:22Z")

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Wow! I know I’m naive, but it took me a few minutes to get my head round that.. That’s staggeringly bad behaviour!