Why "Free To A Good Home" Ads Are A
Bad Idea
Your dog or cat has just
given birth to a litter of sweet, innocent baby critters. You want to keep them
all but you can't. You have to find people to adopt them. For the longest
time, people have been placing ads in the paper offering kittens or puppies "free to
a good home". Times have changed. Announcing to the public that you have free
puppies or kittens can result in a painful death for them.
There are people called "bunchers" that scour the want ads
and the internet looking for free kittens or puppies. They pretend that they
will provide a good home. Instead they sell the animals to research facilities for painful
experimentation and death. Another danger of giving away puppies and kittens is
that some people will take them to feed to other animals,
such as snakes and alligators. Thirdly, dogfighters are always in search of bait for their
dogs to maim and kill.
To prevent this from happening, charge
an adoption fee of at least $25. If anyone questions it, tell them it is
"earnest money" to ensure that they really want the animal for a pet. Let them
know there are bad people out there and you are just protecting the litter from
harm.
**As an added bonus, you can use the adoption fee money
to get your pets spayed and neutered.
Four Legged Justice-NOW!!
