Or how 4 cats were euthanized because of their owner's choice, but it was blamed on the shelter manager.
A herd of rabbits living in a colony setting in the midst of a busy city. RARA's kicking up a fuss over inadequate care, believing it is not a suitable environment and once again unleashing the fury of the internet with the intent to remove the animals from their home.
A rebuttal to this "article" posted here on the I Hate Self-Called Responsible Breeders FB page.
I'm sure that anyone reading this blog can appreciate how easy it is to get caught up in the excitement of a new cause. Something hits the media, or is shared by a Facebook friends, or you hear mention of it, and you begin to read, to research, to form an opinion. It can become almost an addiction as you follow along with the case, the trials and tribulations of the involved parties. This is something that can make it very hard to form an unbiased opinion, and something that can cause a person who doesn't deserve support to amass a huge following of people.
People don't admit to not knowing things, and it's become a problem. Animals are being sold as the wrong breed, incorrect information is being given because people can't be bothered to say they don't know, and it's not only irritating for those who do know, but it's also dangerous for the animals involved.
In my last post, I complained about online classifieds, and people who post misleading information(kind of, I got a bit off track, but if you're a regular reader, you know that's a common occurrence). This post, I'd like to talk to you about misinformation shared by rescues/shelters, and how much worse that is.
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