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Steve Malanga
Posted : 6/13/2006 2:45:13 PM
ORIGINAL: my3sonsohio
Are they allowed to say that their pets are available for adoption? That seems to be what I'm finding for my area...
Adoptions are allowed, but it seems there are risks. I found this warning about offering your pet for adoption on craigslist:
The slogan, “Free to a Good Home,” constantly graces the pages of local newspapers, internet message boards, fliers on supermarket bulletin boards, and community newsletters, but this phrase can attract more than prospective pet adopters. The sad reality is that animal lovers are not the only people actively seeking pets. Adopted animals frequently end up abused, neglected, or most commonly, sold to research labs for gruesome experimentation, used as “training dummies” for pit bull fights, or even fed as live bait to large reptiles. This is very real, and it happens everyday. More than likely, animal "bunchers" have obtained animals for such purposes from this very website. While there are many good people out there who are simply looking for a nice pet whom they can give a loving home, there are many devious, reprehensible people who don't care about the animal and just want it for some evil purpose- simply because it is free. Those who are giving away their pets are not aware of this shameful tragedy that takes place every day in this country
The major challenge in re-homing your pet isn#%92t finding a home, but finding a good home in which the pet physical and emotional needs are fulfilled in a loving environment. By exercising caution and taking a few preventive steps, you can ensure that your pet finds a worthy home.
Protect your pet by knowing what and who to watch out for. Your pet has a lot of potential, either as a loved pet or an experiment, or pit bull training bait. “A total of approximately 100,000 dogs and cats are used for experimentation in the U.S. each year,” according the Humane Society of the United States.
Class B dealers are animal dealers, licensed and regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), to act as a middleman between those selling animals and those buying. Class B dealers are allowed to sell animals that are from "random sources." Which means, they don't have to account for the animals' origins.
Unfortunately, instead of buying from specialized breeders, some class B dealers buy from unlicensed, unregulated "bunchers" who acquire animals from random sources, such as a "free to good home ad."
The scheme works like this: bunchers routinely read newspapers, message boards, etc., looking for "free to good home" ads. The buncher then contacts the person giving away the pet and pretends to be a serious adoptor. Bunchers are usually well-rehearsed and know exactly what to say. They don't look like "shady" characters and almost always appear to be normal in appearance. Male, female, younger, older, etc. Anyone can be a buncher. Sometimes, they will even bring children with them to meet the animal!. The buncher shows up and spends a few minutes with the pet, and will often give a story about how "my cat just died and I am so upset, I want a replacement" or something to that effect. The animal is then given away for free. The buncher then takes the animal to the Class B dealer, who in turn sells it to a hospital, research laboratory, pharmaceutical company, etc., where it is used in a gruesome experiment. Bunchers get anywhere from $25 to $100 per animal they sell to a dealer, who will get a lot more from the place he/she sells it to. Quick and easy money for the buncher, and there is a constant supply of animals out there to choose from.
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