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Hello:
I am writing from Canada, but through information posted on a pet forum - of which I am a member - I have become aware that "www.kittybeef.com" and "www.puppybeef.com" appear to be registered with your domain.
Here is a quote; though I cannot substantiate that it does indeed come from the Humane Society in the United States, it does make good sense.
From the Humane Society:
Handling Websites that Promote Animal Cruelty
In response to the rising number of websites that promote, glamorize or trivialize cruelty to animals, this information is to help you to do something to stop it. Much of what you see on the Internet is created for the purpose of drawing attention to the author's website. They are so disassociated with society that it doesn't matter to them if what they are displaying has any moral value. All they are concerned with is the attention -- whether good or bad -- motivates them to continue their effort to increase their hit count or reputation. To those types of sites, please ignore them. Hopefully, without the attention that they crave for, and the lack of interest in their site from others, they will go away.
In the past, we provided petitions and worked to have the sites removed. Even though this process was successful, it has also helped to draw attention to those sites. This has indirectly given support to those sites to make it eventually come back or encouraged others who thought alike to start one of their own cruelty websites. Now, we have several more, and efforts to remove them gets harder and harder everytime. That's why it is in the best interest of all concerned that we handle these things in another manner.
Should you find a site that is promoting animal cruelty, here is what you can do:
-Do not contact the website. The author isn't interested in how you feel about him/her and what he/she is doing.
- Do not provide website links and/or send emails to all of your friends and associates telling them about the site. Doing so would be promoting the site and, thusly, giving them what they want -- attention. It is what they crave and you would only be fueling their fire. Don't give them any satisfaction. If you have concerns about a web site, contact your elected officials but please do not contact friends and neighbors. Many well-intentioned individuals believe that the best course of action is to tell all of their friends and relatives about such web sites. Sometimes online petitions against a site will be generated. Ultimately, such petitions or mass emails will only increase the number of visitors to a website, encouraging the site's creator.
- Contact the ISP who hosts the website to let them know about the abusive content. The administrative and technical contacts are who you should be sending your complaints to. The registrant is most likely the website author. To find out who is the ISP and other relevant information, you can use any one of the WHOIS tools available on the internet such as this one here: http://whois.domaintools.com
However, sometimes the origin of the site, the name and address under the site is registered could be inaccurate, incomplete or false. So far, it has been an uphill battle, as the only law that even remotely covers issues like this is a law that covers e-mailed obscenities; therefore, if the site is not in violation of the host's user agreement, no law is being violated, and the site can remain up. Some other sites similar to this one has been closed down several times before but continues to reappear with different Web addresses. Thus, in addition, you can also file a complaint at the reporting center website set up by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for Internet fraud and other forms of Internet crime here: http://www.ic3.gov
Hopefully, with enough complaints filed with the FBI, stressing the influence it may have on cases of actual cruelty, it will be removed permanently.
Also: Thank you for writing the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
These websites are hoaxes, it is illegal to sell cat or dog meat over the internet. These animals are not inspected by the USDA, and cannot be legally sold.
Sincerely,
Webmaster,
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Food safety information is also available 24/7, by going to "Ask Karen," our automated virtual representative at www.askkaren.gov. You may type your food safety question directly into the automated virtual representative feature.
You may wish to check with your own legal department on this matter. Please shut down these attention-getting websites immediately. They are, at the very least, upsetting to many - and at worst, illegal in the U.S.A.
Thank you for your prompt action regarding these sites.
Regards,
C_____________