I Patrick, friend of the tortoise have bought some exotic birds and reptiles at different seasons of my life. I have re homed them too using local internet ads like Craigslist and Kijiji E bay I am NOT ashamed of it because I am not narrow minded. I thank God those sites are available for us here in the USA.
Many of the people who responded to my ads in years past, are just like some of you, compassionate and caring animal lovers.
I have also met some cowards and those proud arrogant people and the ones that I screen to be just not a good match for my pet. The good bad and ugly and some are just bad and ugly but at least I can meet them face to face in my house and see them interact with my pet.
So many internet breeders supply and reptile supply dealers sources etc. Some of them very familiar to you I won't name names, and then there is the reptile classified, the faunas and the king snakes Florida, Arizona etc.
Well I ask you when these tortoise dealers stick those amazing tortoises in little containers and ship them all over the country, never meeting the new owners face to face and never interviewing them with measurable questions to determine if they would be a good candidates for the tortoise, how is that okay and yet local Craigslist and E bay classifieds whom you can meet the people face to face is some kind of animal cruelty?
If I re home a pet to a good LOCAL home this is not a bad thing but a good thing. I take the time and give the new owner one on one support about tortoises diet and habitat that most pet shops don't. I even offer that if it does not work out to please call me and let me have first chance to take my pet back.
Years ago I owned an African grey for 11 years named Sassy, she picked all her feathers out. Then in 2008 -2009 I decided a change might be what she needed. I bought her a new cage, gave her a new diet and had Dr. Scott Mc Donald Avain vet to pull out all her chewed feathers stuck in her follicles, (she was gas sleeping), to encourage new growth, then I put an ad on LOCAL Craigslist and interviewed potential new owners, I settled with a 35 yr old vet tech named Denise who absolutely loved my Sassy and could not afford the cost of a expensive parrot. I was asking $500 for Sassy but you can believe it or not, I gave her to Denise FREE because I was just thinking of the best interests of Sassy and also happy to find such a great new owner. Denise lavished Sassy with love and care and kept in touch with me. she sent me photos of Sassys progress and in about a year later (2010) a miracle Sassys feathers all returned. Even Dr. McDonald said that her feathers should not have grew back after so many years and was amazed it did. Sassy never plucked again.
Check out Sassy's before and after pics below.
Yes in a way the local Craigslist here saved my Sassy, God knows I love animals and I am not selfish about it.
Peace and love
Many of the people who responded to my ads in years past, are just like some of you, compassionate and caring animal lovers.
I have also met some cowards and those proud arrogant people and the ones that I screen to be just not a good match for my pet. The good bad and ugly and some are just bad and ugly but at least I can meet them face to face in my house and see them interact with my pet.
So many internet breeders supply and reptile supply dealers sources etc. Some of them very familiar to you I won't name names, and then there is the reptile classified, the faunas and the king snakes Florida, Arizona etc.
Well I ask you when these tortoise dealers stick those amazing tortoises in little containers and ship them all over the country, never meeting the new owners face to face and never interviewing them with measurable questions to determine if they would be a good candidates for the tortoise, how is that okay and yet local Craigslist and E bay classifieds whom you can meet the people face to face is some kind of animal cruelty?
If I re home a pet to a good LOCAL home this is not a bad thing but a good thing. I take the time and give the new owner one on one support about tortoises diet and habitat that most pet shops don't. I even offer that if it does not work out to please call me and let me have first chance to take my pet back.
Years ago I owned an African grey for 11 years named Sassy, she picked all her feathers out. Then in 2008 -2009 I decided a change might be what she needed. I bought her a new cage, gave her a new diet and had Dr. Scott Mc Donald Avain vet to pull out all her chewed feathers stuck in her follicles, (she was gas sleeping), to encourage new growth, then I put an ad on LOCAL Craigslist and interviewed potential new owners, I settled with a 35 yr old vet tech named Denise who absolutely loved my Sassy and could not afford the cost of a expensive parrot. I was asking $500 for Sassy but you can believe it or not, I gave her to Denise FREE because I was just thinking of the best interests of Sassy and also happy to find such a great new owner. Denise lavished Sassy with love and care and kept in touch with me. she sent me photos of Sassys progress and in about a year later (2010) a miracle Sassys feathers all returned. Even Dr. McDonald said that her feathers should not have grew back after so many years and was amazed it did. Sassy never plucked again.
Check out Sassy's before and after pics below.
Yes in a way the local Craigslist here saved my Sassy, God knows I love animals and I am not selfish about it.
Peace and love
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