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05-15-2010, 06:11 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Massachusetts
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| Why the ads for deceitful breeders and PUPPY MILLS on YT??? I haven't noticed this before so it may not be new, but when I logged in tonight, 2 of 3 ads at the top of the page (under the YT header) struck me. One advertises "teacup" yorkies, the other is a Mass. Kennel that has been investigated by local news stations here as a seller for PUPPY MILLS . I have to ask...why???? Or is this something not controlled by the YT admin's/staff? Here they are, in case something different shows up elsewhere... <LI id=taw0 onmouseover="ss('','aw0')" onfocus="ss('','aw0')">Yorkie Puppies For Sale Yorkie Toy & Teacup puppies for sale in NYC area from Breeder Puppy Petite NYC Quality Puppies For Sale <LI id=taw1 onmouseover="ss('','aw1')" onfocus="ss('','aw1')">Yorkshire Terrier Puppies Visit our Massachusetts kennel & Select your pup (508) 987-7161 www.laughlinkennel.com What do you think?
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05-15-2010, 06:19 PM | #2 |
Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas
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| Yes, I've been concerned about that in the past and asked. It's in the google banner and YT has no control over those ads. I REALLY wish we could choose not to have those types of ads.
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05-15-2010, 06:22 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | It's an "ad supported site". But that doesn't mean the admin has control of the ads...especially if it runs google ads. Those bots look for "key words" and pop up ads based on those words. We should be writing to which ever company is doing the ad matchup and tell them their choice of sponsors is reprehensible. |
05-15-2010, 06:23 PM | #4 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Yes, I agree, but really, it's more important that Yorkietalk members educate as many people as possible why you shouldn't buy from bad breeders. People are going to see bad breeders sites all over the internet, Yorkietalk can't protect them from that, but what we can do is educate on why it's important to support good breeders only, and how to find one, and how to tell the difference between a good and bad breeder, sometimes it isn't that easy.
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05-15-2010, 06:27 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Massachusetts
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| Yes, really concerning. Here are some links to the investigations done for Laughlin Kennels. The third one includes a video. Customers Say Pet Shop Is More Like Puppy Mill - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston Feds Call Puppy Mill Owner 'Unfit' - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston I Team: undercover video of puppy mill
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05-15-2010, 07:01 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| I belong to another Vbulletin forum with Google ads. If we take a screen shot of an offensive ad, the Admin will remove them. |
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