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hugz4all4 · 01-13-2010, 09:57 AM

but Im addicted..

and I check the pets section a few times a day.

So 2 days ago I checked and there was this underfed, clearly not healthy, very sad looking st. bernard that was unaltered and being kept outside chained to a cement block and the picture showed no shelter.

I live in snow country, many feets a year, this dog was located almost and hour north of me, so they get even more snow and its been below freezing here at night time. She was selling the dog for 250 dollars and it needed to be gone by the end of the month. (As a side note, if she was giving this dog away I would of went and got him in a heartbeat but I just couldnt pull together the 250)
So I posted and asked if the dog had shelter, that it looked like it needed medical care, etc. I was not the only one that posted about how bad this dog looked and how bad it needed a home NOW.. my post got flagged.. no surprise, so the did the orignal ad about the dog. So overnight several other posts were made about how they wanted the dog, she should be turned in etc..She posted the same ad, with the same pics on another website. It was located, and reposted on craigslist for the people that wanted to help this poor dog.. anyways during all this a person comes on DEFENDING her, saying that her hubby just died, she had alot of dogs, more than half of them being kept outside under tarps??

and that she had more inside, including a new litter of shihtzus and that you could "smell" her house before you even got to the door.. BUT to leave her alone, because she was grieving, her collecting pets was her way to grieve, etc. So after that post, I sent an email to the person defending her and said maybe you should give her rescue info to help her out, she shouldnt be taking in dogs if she cant afford them or care for them, that she really should be turned in for the good of the animals and her, and that it wasnt really healthy living in a house that you could smell from outside. After sending the email I also posted on CL pretty much the same thing, I was not offensive or rude at all and trust me I wanted to be, then another "friend" of this lady comes on blasting me, calling me an idiot, moron, that she takes care of her animals, that I dont know her.. blah, blah, blah, and then they turned me in for slandering, harassing and stated that they "had my number"

and was calling the owner of the dog, so that she can also turn me in..

I was so pissed off that I had to let it go, before it got to ugly..There were a few people interested so Im hoping one of them took him in.

I think I will be staying away from CL's for awhile..

01-13-2010, 09:57 AM	#1
hugz4all4 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: upstate NY Posts: 2,114 Blog Entries: 1	I hate craigslist..just a vent and sorry its long.. but Im addicted.. and I check the pets section a few times a day. So 2 days ago I checked and there was this underfed, clearly not healthy, very sad looking st. bernard that was unaltered and being kept outside chained to a cement block and the picture showed no shelter. I live in snow country, many feets a year, this dog was located almost and hour north of me, so they get even more snow and its been below freezing here at night time. She was selling the dog for 250 dollars and it needed to be gone by the end of the month. (As a side note, if she was giving this dog away I would of went and got him in a heartbeat but I just couldnt pull together the 250) So I posted and asked if the dog had shelter, that it looked like it needed medical care, etc. I was not the only one that posted about how bad this dog looked and how bad it needed a home NOW.. my post got flagged.. no surprise, so the did the orignal ad about the dog. So overnight several other posts were made about how they wanted the dog, she should be turned in etc..She posted the same ad, with the same pics on another website. It was located, and reposted on craigslist for the people that wanted to help this poor dog.. anyways during all this a person comes on DEFENDING her, saying that her hubby just died, she had alot of dogs, more than half of them being kept outside under tarps?? and that she had more inside, including a new litter of shihtzus and that you could "smell" her house before you even got to the door.. BUT to leave her alone, because she was grieving, her collecting pets was her way to grieve, etc. So after that post, I sent an email to the person defending her and said maybe you should give her rescue info to help her out, she shouldnt be taking in dogs if she cant afford them or care for them, that she really should be turned in for the good of the animals and her, and that it wasnt really healthy living in a house that you could smell from outside. After sending the email I also posted on CL pretty much the same thing, I was not offensive or rude at all and trust me I wanted to be, then another "friend" of this lady comes on blasting me, calling me an idiot, moron, that she takes care of her animals, that I dont know her.. blah, blah, blah, and then they turned me in for slandering, harassing and stated that they "had my number" and was calling the owner of the dog, so that she can also turn me in.. I was so pissed off that I had to let it go, before it got to ugly..There were a few people interested so Im hoping one of them took him in. I think I will be staying away from CL's for awhile.. __________________ Love all 9 of my furrbutts! Last edited by hugz4all4; 01-13-2010 at 09:59 AM.