to check on sites like http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com to see if they are good or just a scam..how else to phrase it. Shouldn't it be a .org and not a .com
check whois [http://www.internic.net/whois.html] for creation date Updated Date: 07-aug-2007 Creation Date: 24-apr-2002 Expiration Date: 24-apr-2010 try searching in google "domain.com + scam" and see what comes up and dont click the link you are sure it is legit (optional .. I did that because I dont contribute supporting spam )