Free to Good Home Ads
"Free to Good Home Ads" endanger pets! These ads can attract
people who fraudulently obtain these animals for such purposes
as
- bait to train fighting dogs
- food for snakes
- sale to research facilities
- ritual sacrifices
- malicious pranks
Also, people place more value on what they pay for; hence,
pets obtained for free are more likely to be abandoned or
abused.
Find more information about the dangers "Free
to Good Home" ads on the following websites:
Animal
Aid of SW Michigan - Very comprehensive; also has a sample
Letter to the Editor and pdf version
HSUS
National
Humane Education Society
PetRescue.com
Tips on what you can do to help prevent theft of animals
and warn of dangers of "Free to Good Home" ads:
Helping Animals Fact Sheet
Links to sample letters to the editor regarding "Free To
Good Home" ads:
Helping Animals
Animal Aid
("Thank you" to Highlands Today for discontinuing
its 7-day free ad promotion for "Free to Good Home" ads)
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