Can you sell animals on craigslist

Unscrupulous breeders, mill operators, and animal brokers are exploiting this loophole to sell critically ill animals as well as dupe families into paying for animals they never receive.

Craigslist can end the exploitation of these animals by banning the transfer of all animals on its website. The Animal Legal Defense Fund sent a letter to Craigslist in November urging it to protect animals by shutting down sales, but we need your help. Use the form below to ask Craigslist executives to ban the transfer of all animals on its platform today.

Story posted by Charlene Wu on ForceChange. Craigslist, the popular classified advertisement website, allows people to sell furniture, cars, apartments, and other personal items through online interactions. For animal welfare reasons, Craigslist does not allow the sale of any pets or animals, but the adoption of pets, with a small re-homing fee, is allowed. This causes many problems, as these pets are oftentimes coming out of illegal puppy mills and kitten mills.

Unknowingly, those who end up buying these animals from Craigslist are contributing to the inhumane puppy and kitten mill industry.

Another major problem with selling and adopting pets on Craigslist is that the transactions are unregulated. Not only are people unaware of where the animals are coming from, but they are also unaware of where their animals are going.

There have been many cases of people adopting free pets for cruel practices. It has also been reported that many pets that are adopted from Craigslist are used as bait in dog fighting rings, or sold to research labs for scientific testing. In addition, some people are adopting the puppies, kittens, and small mammals on Craigslist as food for their large snakes and lizards. These buyers may pose as nice pet owners, but it is difficult to verify their authenticity without the background checks, home visits, and pre-screening tests that many animal shelters and rescues enforce.

After further investigation, it was discovered that the mother of the puppies was actually a stolen dog. Without knowing for sure where the animals are coming from or where the animals are going, people posting or adopting pets on Craigslist are taking a huge risk. Ebay doesn't allow live animals to be put up for auction, but on their classifieds site, animal sales are fair game. They are providing a vast marketplace for puppy mills to sell dogs and by doing this they are contributing to animal cruelty.

EBay claims that they have safeguards in place to protect the animals. Bryam Alexandar Teacher. How can I rehome my dog? Here are some tips on how to find your dog or cat the best possible home. Put your pet's best paw forward. Do not get personal. Get Your Pet. Friends and family. Surrendering your pet to a shelter. Kirsten Anillo Supporter. What does backyard breeder mean? A backyard breeder is an amateur animal breeder whose breeding is considered substandard, with little or misguided effort towards ethical, selective breeding.

Larger commercial operations of a similar type that breed dogs are usually termed a puppy mill especially in North America or puppy farm. Romulo Twellmeyer Supporter. How do you sell puppies on Facebook? In fact, Facebook is not where to advertise puppies. Instead, it is a place to promote your puppies. You are not allowed to mention sales of puppies on any pages.

This includes personal pages, kennel pages or group pages, even if they are listed as a for sale breeders' site. Lakeesha Quily Beginner.

Is it illegal to sell puppies in a parking lot? Sorkunde Oel Beginner. What paperwork should I get from a breeder? Have the adopter sign a contract stating that you will take the pet back if things don't work out. Accept the adoption fee in cash or through an electronic payment service.

Give the adopter copies of your pet's veterinary records. Check back with the new owner after a week to determine if the pet is doing well. Delete your ad from craigslist; ads automatically expire within seven to 45 days. Based in Las Vegas, Susan Paretts has been writing since She writes about many subjects including pets, finances, crafts, food, home improvement, shopping and going green.