Auctioning of puppies and contact details in advert

[Seeds for Africa 18]

Pretty sure neither are permitted

Dogs - BOERBOEL PUPPIES for sale in Port Elizabeth (ID:60705754)

[lilythepink 11]

Thanks, Seeds and Admin. It's disappeared into the ether capacious very quickly. Poef!!

[ATOMICSQUIRREL 10]

Are you not allowed to sell animals on BOB?

[Jongleur 10]

Are you not allowed to sell animals on BOB?

 

Not sure.

 

Were you thinking of selling atomic squirellets ?:smile:

[Seeds for Africa 18]

Are you not allowed to sell animals on BOB?

 

You can on buy now but not on auction.

[ATOMICSQUIRREL 10]

what is the difference?

are auctioning animals seen as cruelty?

[lilythepink 11]

Yes, auctioning of animals to unknown buyers is considered cruelty - how do you know the buyer can properly house, feed, medicate (veterinary bills?), control the animal if you don't know the buyer or haven't seen his property?

 

In my opinion (and that of the animal welfare societies) the same is applicable to sales of animals on an auction site but BoB don't seem to agree. I've never understood this either.

[Jongleur 10]

Yes, auctioning of animals to unknown buyers is considered cruelty - how do you know the buyer can properly house, feed, medicate (veterinary bills?), control the animal if you don't know the buyer or haven't seen his property?

 

In my opinion (and that of the animal welfare societies) the same is applicable to sales of animals on an auction site but BoB don't seem to agree. I've never understood this either.

 

And know the difference between the species.:nuts:

Edited March 19, 2012 by Jongleur
smily

[lilythepink 11]

Or the gender, bon len!

 

I remember our neighbour in Rondebosch who was a highly qualified pathologist. His daughters had a rabbit which, when it grew up, became very, very fat. He was convinced it was pregnant so I was asked to take a look. Imagine the laughter when I had to inform them (and show them) that the rabbit was a male and was definitely not pregnant!

[ATOMICSQUIRREL 10]

I understand what you are saying, but selling an animal online is not any diff from walking into a pet shop and buying one.

Those ppl do not care about the welfare of the animal, they just want the money.

 

They all assume that if you can afford to buy it you can afford to look after it.

[booksallsizes 10]

Pet shops should be banned too...

[ATOMICSQUIRREL 10]

You need to get a green barcoded ID for every animal you own!:oh:

[lilythepink 11]

No green barcoded IDs but something equally (or more) effective - have a microchip implanted in each of your animals.

[mellowred 10]

Pet shops should be banned too...

 

100% agree on that one BallS. They should only be allowed to sell the toys and accessories. Too many pet shop owners are totally unethical. Poor little creatures sit in dirty cages waiting for someone to rescue them.

 

Pet shops should only be allowed to sell animals if they are affiliated to Animal Welfare and adhere to the same rules that they do. In other words they could absorb some of the welfare overflow.

 

In a perfect world there would be 100% ethical breeders for those who want the pedigree, and Animal Welfare for those that don't.