I Just Received This Email!!

**Jessika** · 11-20-2005, 01:32 AM

I have one adult male rat for offer for snake food
only. He does not get along well with other rats, and
is very skittish, thus makes for an inferrior pet. If
you have a large snake or know someone who does,
please contact me for a free meal. Rat is healthy and
disease free, comes from a clean cage and healthy
stock.

When you pick up, please do not bring your snake with
you, I would prefer my other rats not have heart
attacks. *smile*

I received this email on a mailing list I am a member of. THIS MAKES ME SO SICK!!! I don't even know what to SAY in response!!!!! I don't know if I WANT to!!! This is just so disturbing (and yes if any of you remember this is the same mailing list that I made the other thread about regarding the lady looking for a stud for her female doxie just because she wanted a puppy).

I am so furious I'm going to complain to the administrator of the mailing list. This sort of stuff SHOULD NOT be allowed but I have no clue what to say!!

**Miss Z** · 11-20-2005, 03:21 AM

That is so mean

an inferior pet? Can pets be inferior? She obviously treats her animals as objects that can be replaced and not as her best friends like people on PT do!

**crazy_caique** · 11-20-2005, 10:16 AM

Oh my gosh!
That is sick and that person is stupid

just because he is skittish doesn't mean he wouldn't make a good pet rat he could be an only rat

I want to wash that smile right of that persons face

**Jessika** · 11-20-2005, 02:39 PM

I know it really pisses me off. I don't know if I want to reply to her email or just contact the ML administrator. I think I will email the admin instead. On this list there have been LOTS of "offers" for dogs and cats and other animals. Every day there is another pet that is "free to good home". It disgusts me yet amazes me at the same time!

EDIT: OK I forwarded the email to the list owner. Hopefully I will get a reply back and they will do something about it! Here is what I said:

I would like to report this message someone posted to the group. I can't even begin to explain how sick this makes me. Pet rats are not meant to be snake food for the simple fact that rats that are snake food are bred specifically for snake food. Pet rats are not snake food and can actually hurt a snake!! Just because a pet is "skittish" DOES NOT make it an "inferior" pet!! And it doesn't get along with other rats?? Well then don't put it in a cage with other rats!!! This message just angers me to NO END and I hope you can find it in your heart to do something about it! Thank you

**Miss Z** · 11-20-2005, 02:54 PM

Well done you tell 'em!

**Jessika** · 11-20-2005, 03:00 PM

Well I just got an email back and apparently the owner of the list was the one who posted the message!!! So go figure, nothing will probably be done about it. ARGH this angers me!!