I agree. And considering that the local shelter was cited for cruelty by the Humane Society whatever keeps an animal from going there is a good thing in my eyes. Yes, it would be nice if they were all spayed and chipped before being adopted. But give the givers credit, they are at least *trying* to do right.
Dana On 7/5/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We just went through the pet thing here too. We voted in favor of > giving pets away. If you ask me, any outlet that unwanted pets can be > "rescued" should be used. There are too many neglected animals in this > world. If the local crazy cat lady can get rid of a few cats so that > they don't end up dead or suffering, so be it. > > Most ppl moderate each other on this one, too. "Only to a good home" is > a common post for pet giveaways. > > Guess I don't understand the reasons why they shouldn't be allowed to be > freecycled. > > Dana wrote: > > huh, our group here has the list set to automatically send mail to the > > poster not to the group. We do get extravagant wants at times -- > > someone asked for a travel trailer -- but what the hey. I got a couple > > of bags of clothing over the weekend and a box spring, which I needed > > because my hyper daughter doesn't realize that once you get to be 12 > > jumping on the bed has consequences it doesn't when you are 3.... > > > > Our big controversy was pets... apparently someone felt strongly that > > pets should only be adopted through a shelter and was threatening to > > sue. > > > > Dana > > > > On 7/5/05, Erika L Walker-Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I run it pretty hands off. I don't enforce the Offer first - then a Want > >>- too much work. > >>It doesn't get out of hand though - and I've had no complaints. > >> > >>If someone isn't following rules - I just put them on moderation. > >>ALL new users are on moderation until I see they post correctly. > >> > >>Every once in a great while I have to reject a sob story. > >>Every once in a while I have to remind people about the subject lines. I > >>am anal about subject lines - so that's my one and only pet peeve. > >> > >>It's quite fun really :) > >> > >>Cheers, > >>Erika > >>-------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162961 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
