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You are right but people forget that before the Internet there was always backyard breeders. All our dogs came from them or a neighbor with unexpected pups. Besides nothing is as cute as a puppy not even a shelter dog and when you factor in the fees from a shelter to adopt a dog alot of people take the puppy from the guy down the road.
Craigslist has banned the sale of dogs, but does allow rehome/dogs for adoption ads. The people who post theses ads are allowed to charge a fee comparable to what it would cost to adopt from a shelter. At a kill shelter, owner-surrendered dogs are the first to be put down if a shelter is full. This is because in many communities a stray must be held for a certain time period in order to find its owner. People may have no choice but to advertise their pets if there are no no-kill shelters in their area. Frankly for an owner, it is not advisable to use kijiji or craigslist. Unscrupulous people will get a pet for free and then turn around and try to sell it as in the Calgary case...or people engaged in dog fighting will adopt a pet to train their fighting dogs...a gruesome death sentence for these dogs. For purebreds, there are breed rescues which are the best alternative for assistance in placing a dog for adoption.
There are quite a few good dogs to be had via Kijiji or Craigslist. The bad economy, the declining health of owners etc. has forced people to place perfectly sound and in many instances, trained dogs/pets on these boards. It's buyer beware, but good dogs can be had.
So to have a complete ban on dog ads, is throwing out the baby with the bath water.
If for whatever reason i had to get rid of my dog it would be for free there is no way I could put a price on him. I would however be metting the people and inspecting where his new home would be.
This isn't a shot at you Back 2 basic as you were just using an example, but it always bothers me when I read or hear somebody say they need to "get rid of" what should be a family member.
I guess the word "pet" is no longer PC either since they're referring to them as companions nowadays.
Seen this 'typical' pet ad posted on Kijiji this morning and noticed that Kijiji have placed a pretty good heads up notification (rehoming and adoption) on the ad placement about doing do diligence.
What do you think, how would you deal with getting a puppy from these folks ?
(personally to many red flags)
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details....n=email_alerts
Run Forest run!Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
The pure "bread" ads always raise a red flag as well. Or, Christmas is coming, Come get your new puppy now. We accept paypal.
I don't see anything wrong with offering free pet's. I have taken a few over the years.
Some nationalities like free dogs right around thanksgiving and Christmas. The Toronto SPCA had to change their screening process.Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite
I feel the same way I can't see how I could ever give up the pup we've been getting old and grey together. Companion isn't as bad asQuote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
"fur babies "
I know of many registered breeders who have sold puppies, adult dogs and placed dogs for free and used kijiji as a means of finding homes. The key to advertising on kijiji that these breeders make it clear they are a C.K.C registered breeder and outline all the health clearances and quarantee. To eliminate puppy mills or backyard breeders from advertising on kijiji is for kijiji to ask for an official document from this C.K.C registered breeder. It would be in the best interest for the C.K.C and Kijiji to work together and push out these pupy mills.