Desert Arabian
08-16-2003, 01:28 PM
I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY!
This is why....
As many of you know, I bought my rat Violette back in June and she had babies. I am currently in the process of finding them homes, so they don't have to go to the pet store and become bait or end up in the hands of dumb people. So, I am posting ads on pet classified sites. In the ads I say state I bought the mother from the pet store pregnant, and give details about the babies.
Well, yesterday I was putting and updated ad on Pet Finder Classifieds, and in my ad I forgot to say I bought Violette pregnant. Before your ads get posted for all to view, a worker at Pet Finder reads the ads to make sure they are appropriate.
I just got an e-mail from "Lynn" saying this:
Thank you for visiting Petfinder. Petfinder was created to encourage the
adoption of homeless pets in shelters and in foster care. Currently there
are over 50,000 pets listed here waiting for new homes. The classifieds are
for people needing to re-home their pets and strays that they've found. The
service is not available for breeders, or for any animals that were
intentionally bred. Therefore your posting has not been approved.
Naturally we encourage everyone to support their local animal
shelter and volunteer whenever they can. Thank you for understanding.
Lynn Katz
[email protected]
Petfinder.com
Adopt a Homeless Pet!
ASPCA website: www.aspca.org
542968 FOR ADOPTION Small & Furry , Standard ears & coat
Contact: Laura , [email protected] , Milwaukee Suburbs , WI , - , -
Name: BABY RATS I have 2 Silver females, 2 Solid Black females, and 1 Pink Eyed White male that need good homes. They were born June 21st, mother is a satin Blue, father is unknown. They MUST be sold in pairs, unless you already own a rat/s. E-mail me for pictures, prices, and more information. I WILL TRAVEL TO DELIEVER- depending on state.
So, since this "choise words" won't let my ad be posted because I am a breeder :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: my babies have to go to the pet store to be snake food.
This is the e-mail I sent back to her:
My rats were not intentionally bred. I am not a breeder by no means. I have two male rats, but they are neutered. I bought the female, Violette, from the pet store pregnant. I have put previous ads up on Pet Finder for these babies without a problem, but now when I put an updated ad on Pet Finder I get in trouble for no reason. Second of all, if I bred them in my house, I would know who the father was and would not have posted "father is unknown".
I am extremely upset, because this means I have to give the babies to the pet store for them to be snake food. I am VERY upset. This is not the fate they deserve, they did nothing wrong to deserve being eaten.
Please, let my ad be posted. Let my babies find good loving homes.
- Laura M.
I am sitting at this computer until I get an e-mail back from her.
I AM SO MAD (and sad) RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks everyone for reading my complaint and listening to my ranting! :)
I got to go get back to my breeding now....:rolleyes:
This is why....
As many of you know, I bought my rat Violette back in June and she had babies. I am currently in the process of finding them homes, so they don't have to go to the pet store and become bait or end up in the hands of dumb people. So, I am posting ads on pet classified sites. In the ads I say state I bought the mother from the pet store pregnant, and give details about the babies.
Well, yesterday I was putting and updated ad on Pet Finder Classifieds, and in my ad I forgot to say I bought Violette pregnant. Before your ads get posted for all to view, a worker at Pet Finder reads the ads to make sure they are appropriate.
I just got an e-mail from "Lynn" saying this:
Thank you for visiting Petfinder. Petfinder was created to encourage the
adoption of homeless pets in shelters and in foster care. Currently there
are over 50,000 pets listed here waiting for new homes. The classifieds are
for people needing to re-home their pets and strays that they've found. The
service is not available for breeders, or for any animals that were
intentionally bred. Therefore your posting has not been approved.
Naturally we encourage everyone to support their local animal
shelter and volunteer whenever they can. Thank you for understanding.
Lynn Katz
[email protected]
Petfinder.com
Adopt a Homeless Pet!
ASPCA website: www.aspca.org
542968 FOR ADOPTION Small & Furry , Standard ears & coat
Contact: Laura , [email protected] , Milwaukee Suburbs , WI , - , -
Name: BABY RATS I have 2 Silver females, 2 Solid Black females, and 1 Pink Eyed White male that need good homes. They were born June 21st, mother is a satin Blue, father is unknown. They MUST be sold in pairs, unless you already own a rat/s. E-mail me for pictures, prices, and more information. I WILL TRAVEL TO DELIEVER- depending on state.
So, since this "choise words" won't let my ad be posted because I am a breeder :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: my babies have to go to the pet store to be snake food.
This is the e-mail I sent back to her:
My rats were not intentionally bred. I am not a breeder by no means. I have two male rats, but they are neutered. I bought the female, Violette, from the pet store pregnant. I have put previous ads up on Pet Finder for these babies without a problem, but now when I put an updated ad on Pet Finder I get in trouble for no reason. Second of all, if I bred them in my house, I would know who the father was and would not have posted "father is unknown".
I am extremely upset, because this means I have to give the babies to the pet store for them to be snake food. I am VERY upset. This is not the fate they deserve, they did nothing wrong to deserve being eaten.
Please, let my ad be posted. Let my babies find good loving homes.
- Laura M.
I am sitting at this computer until I get an e-mail back from her.
I AM SO MAD (and sad) RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks everyone for reading my complaint and listening to my ranting! :)
I got to go get back to my breeding now....:rolleyes: