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Any companies allow you to ship w/out an account?

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Hi,

I was curious, does anyone on here know of any shipping companies that allow people to ship without a verified account? Or is there any companies where you can just not write "LIVE ANIMAL" or "SNAKE" on the package and just ship it anyways? Let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks!
 
I was curious, does anyone on here know of any shipping companies that allow people to ship without a verified account?
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That depends on what you are shipping. If it is snakes, I'm thinking the answer is "no". I know one used to be able to ship air freight; but shipments sometimes got bumped, so arrival time (date, even) was not guaranteed. I haven't heard of anyone using air freight recently, so I'm not sure if this is an option or not.
Or is there any companies where you can just not write "LIVE ANIMAL" or "SNAKE" on the package and just ship it anyways?
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That would be a violation of the Lacey Act (see below, excerpted from a US Fish & Wildlife Service news release.)

The Lacey Act also makes it illegal to mislabel wildlife shipments, bring injurious species into the country, and import live wildlife under inhumane conditions.

• Those who knowingly violate the Lacey Act face maximum penalties of up to five years in prison and fines as high as $250,000 for individuals and $500,000 for organizations.

• Civil penalties may run as high as $10,000.

• Those convicted of felony offenses under the Lacey Act may be required to forfeit vehicles, aircraft, vessels, or other equipment used to commit the crime in addition to any fish, wildlife, or plants involved.
(this article can be seen @ http://news.fws.gov/newsreleases/R9/A11C3D49-AC20-11D4-A179009027B6B5D3.html)
 
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