FW: Live Animal Hunt being auctioned on EBAY

[Guest guest]

Dear Kim of Voices4animals,

 

I am forwarding the response I have received from e-bay’s Lori Pretzer.

While she refers only to pet listings, the item mentioned by you is probably

removed, too.

 

Congratulations on your efforts to have this stopped.

 

Warm regards

 

Chinny

 

 

 

 

eBay, pretz [pretz]

Wednesday, December 28, 2005 2:18 AM

Dr.Chinny Krishna

RE: live animal auction

 

Latest Update posted December 19 6:31 pm.... Please pass along to your lists

and groups

 

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Hi Everyone,

 

Thanks for your additional feedback. While we had hoped to be able to find

common ground on the issue of facilitating local shelter adoptions on

eBay.com, it appears that sentiment among our members is strongly going the

other way. In short, the dominant point of view we've heard is that you do

not want pet listings - whether for adoption from shelters or from

commercial breeders - on eBay.com. Consequently, we will not pursue the idea

further.

 

 

 

We have initiated a preliminary discussion with Betsy Saul, President of

Petfinder.com - a site that many of you suggested - to talk about possible

ways we might work together. We will let you know what we find out.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Lori

 

_____

 

Dr.Chinny Krishna [drkrishna]

Monday, December 26, 2005 4:51 AM

eBay, pretz

live animal auction

 

 

Dear Ms. Pretzer,

 

I am dismayed to see the auction of a live animal on e-bay and, even more

so at the fact that it is being offered as a trophy after being shot.

 

I sincerely hope that this information is incorrect. However, if it is

correct,

may I request you to do whatever is possible to stop this in line with

e-bay’s policies.

 

Thanks and regards and all good wishes for a happy 2006.

 

S. Chinny Krishna

Chairman

Blue Cross of India

 

www.bluecross.org.in

 

..

 

 

 

Voices For Animals ~ Okinawa [voices4animals]

Monday, December 26, 2005 5:46 PM

Live Animal Hunt being auctioned on EBAY

 

I'm racing to get this out, and have literally RUN through my email list -

so please forgive me if this alert has been misdirected to you. Please feel

free to forward the contents of this email to any and all on your own email

lists.

 

Please check out this ebay auction for a live animal. It's not just the

ANIMAL being auctioned, but the chance to SHOOT the animal as a trophy:

 

Item #: 7206323455

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem & item=7206323455 & ssPageName=M

ERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BID_IT

<http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem & item=7206323455 & ssPageName=

MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BID_IT+>

 

Several friends and I have been spreading the word - and have contacted

EBAY, but the auction continues for some reason, even though it violates

EBAY'S policies!

 

Ebay's animal/wildlife policy:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/wildlife.html

" eBay generally does not allow the listing of live animals or pets on eBay.

In restricted cases, some stuffed birds and the pelts and skins of some

animals are permitted. "

There is a contact form using the link (above) for animal/wildlife

violations, but you must be a member to use it.

 

Meanwhile, there is one contact I DO know of that we can use to contact

EBAY:

 

Ms. Lori Pretzer

Pet Supplies Category Manager

pretz <pretz

 

It's the only " personal " email contact to a " live " person at EBAY that I

have... hopefully she can help get the message to the powers that be at

EBAY. From what I know, she is a very nice person - please do not take

frustrations out on Ms. Pretzer. She is ONLY a potential direct contact at

EBAY.

 

Thank You for helping me get the word out!

~Kim

 

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