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Omaha Steve

(99,662 posts) Sun Feb 22, 2015, 02:47 PM Feb 2015

Tell Craigslist Pets Aren't Products!

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Most would agree that sites like Craiglist are affordable and easy to use. But it's also understood that there's a certain amount of risk involved whenever you sell or purchase on the site. Nowhere is this fact more worrisome than in the "free," "wanted," and "farm and garden" categories, where animals are bought and sold. A loophole in the Craigslist terms of use means the only requirement one must meet in order to deal in animals is to list a rehoming fee.

Craigslist must absolutely and without exception ban any and all buying, selling, and giving away of animals on their site. Not tomorrow or the next day. But now.

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Tell Craigslist Pets Aren't Products! (Original Post) Omaha Steve Feb 2015 OP

Why? I have a fish that needs a new home. I was going to put it on Craigslist. Throd Feb 2015 #1

Craigslist is a good place to find chickens, what's wrong with that? peacebird Feb 2015 #2

Two of the best dogs I ever had I got through newspaper ads. s-cubed Feb 2015 #3

They need to differentiate between pets and livestock. Drahthaardogs Feb 2015 #4

Craigslist is user moderated missingthebigdog Feb 2015 #5

It's not obvious to me why this is a bad thing. aikoaiko Feb 2015 #6

Animal Advocates: puppies on Craigslist sold to die; Local seller caught Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #7

Throd

(7,208 posts)

1. Why? I have a fish that needs a new home. I was going to put it on Craigslist.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 02:50 PM

Feb 2015

I don't see the harm.

peacebird

(14,195 posts)

2. Craigslist is a good place to find chickens, what's wrong with that?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 02:50 PM

Feb 2015

I've gotten replacement roos there, and added to my flock several times. All my experiences were good ones. Someone had too many chickens, and I needed a few more.

s-cubed

(1,385 posts)

3. Two of the best dogs I ever had I got through newspaper ads.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 02:54 PM

Feb 2015

People cared enough about them to try to find them good homes. I'm sure there are abuses, but I don't see this as a solution.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)

4. They need to differentiate between pets and livestock.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 02:54 PM

Feb 2015

I have purchased an abbacchio lamb every Easter from Craigslist as well as heritage pork and turkeys.

missingthebigdog

(1,233 posts)

5. Craigslist is user moderated

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 02:59 PM

Feb 2015

People can, and often do, flag posts for removal if posters are actually selling pets.

In my neck of the woods, Craigslist has been extremely valuable in finding homes for the pets that are often abandoned on or near our property. We spay or neuter, and then carefully screen those who respond to our ads. Without this forum, those dogs and cats would end up in our municipal, high kill shelter. The only no kill shelter here has an extensive waiting list.....

aikoaiko

(34,172 posts)

6. It's not obvious to me why this is a bad thing.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 03:01 PM

Feb 2015

Omaha Steve

(99,662 posts)

7. Animal Advocates: puppies on Craigslist sold to die; Local seller caught

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 03:08 PM

Feb 2015

A quick search brought up several stories like this. But I do see there are two sides now.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Puppies-on-Craigslist-sold-to-die-Local-seller-faces-charges-78436.shtml#.VOooN_nF-So

Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015

EL PASO, Texas-- El Paso animal advocates said a man selling puppies far too young put them in jeopardy of dying.

The Humane Society of El Paso is now caring for two puppies sold on Craigslist.

The seller was caught in the act by El Paso Animal Control officers and given five citations, three for selling puppies under 8 weeks old and two for roadside sales.

The city is not able to release the name of the seller who received the citations.

FULL story and video at link.

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