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Re: Craigslist and banning free pets… from the NJ Humane Society! Shortly after we found Bella and Buddy, I had a conversation with the above about Craigslist. The Humane Society had developed a list of SHOULD DOs for posting any animal on Craigslist to deter or eliminate predators searching for bait or other horrible things: 1) no animal should be given away free but don’t be fooled as people using animals (kittens, rabbits, dogs, cats, hamsters, rats, whatever) as bait who are willing to pay a substantial amount of money for your pet. Dog fighting is very lucrative and a puppy from a good fighting dog can cost $20,000 OR MORE so its unlikely that giving you $50 for your animal is going to bring about a good home. Money cannot be the criteria for a good home. What to do? Make the adoption difficult! 2) get the name, home address, work address, phone numbers (check them all, too), photo ID like a copy of a driver’s license from the would be adopter 3) check references, (get a work reference or two, personal references, etc) and especially a vet reference and CALL EVERY SINGLE ONE and tell them why you are calling. 4) do an in-home check before the animal is surrendered 5) make sure you have the right to visit your pet after adoption 6) make it difficult to adopt you furbaby and those who are not sincere or who have unscrupulous motives will simply find someone else who is an ease mark 7) post the above on in the PETS SECTION on every Craigslist across the country so people know. Raise people’s consciousness about what’s involved and WHY. Thanks and please share? Meet Craig Newmark of Craigslist at http://starlightnetworknews.com/craig.htm Contact Craig on FB Craig Newmark...he's a very warm, kind, caring man. I interviewed him in 2005 see the link about