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Originally Posted by ytsirk27 I got an email back from ebay: Here it is:
Thanks for getting in touch with me to share your views regarding new
services we're considering to bring sellers and buyers of pets
together.
It's clear that our members see a strong distinction between pet
adoption (e.g., the kind offered by responsible local shelters and
advocated by leading animal welfare organizations) and selling pets for
profit, which unfortunately can be associated with behavior that's
inhumane and/or illegal. I want you to know that we at eBay.com
understand and agree with this distinction.
Based on responses from members like you - including many animal
welfare
professionals -- we're going to exclude commercial breeders and
for-profit sale of pets from further consideration. Instead, we'll
focus the discussion on listings of available rescue animals from
vetted
local shelters to support responsible pet adoption.
It's clear that we need to proceed very carefully. As our plans take
shape, we'll again ask for input from our community. In the meantime,
thanks for sharing your views with us.
Sincerely,
Lori
What you all think? |
Lori,
I got the same letter and I responded back to them that Ebay needs to stay out of living animals all together. The only thing I would endorse is if they offered a free link to Petfinder (Period). Almost all of the national rescue's are already linked to Petfinder so I do not see this as a problem. I do not see Ebay checking out who is legit and who is not and again I think some really bad people will start coming in through the back door. I think if they want to do a good deed then they need to endorse the places that already know how to do this such as Petfinder. One of the ebayers last night showed pictures of dogs for sale in China on ebay. I won't go into the fur trading industry in China but it is beyond cruel and Ebay needs to stay the course of no live animals for sale on Ebay.