Here is an email I received today about puppy Doe, and Craigslist. - TopicsExpress

Here is an email I received today about puppy Doe, and Craigslist. I thought everyone would be interested. Pls share. Joyel E. It’s been two months since I created this petition, which is now over 350,000 signatures-strong. In that short amount of time, several monumental things have happened. Most notably, Puppy Doe’s torturer was arrested and charged with no less than 11 counts of animal cruelty. In Massachusetts, this means he could face up to 55 years in prison. For those of us close to the case, the day of his arrest was an emotional one. Most notably for the goal of this petition, police confirmed that the suspect did indeed purchase Kiya/PuppyDoe from a Craigslist ad for $40. In fact, prior to ending up in the hands of this sick individual, she had been re-homed twice on Craigslist. More stories of animal neglect, abuse and torture that started with a Craigslist ad have made headlines. Most recently, an Alabama man admitted to torturing and killing kittens that he bought from Craigslist ads. Clearly, something is very, very broken, and clearly many thousands of us agree and are respectfully asking Craigslist to take a hard look at their pet ad policy. I’m well aware of Jim Buckmaster’s response that was posted on the Craigslist blog back on 9/25 and it’s simply not good enough. I have recently reached out to them with a proposal outlining how they can keep the pets section but still hold people accountable by possibly using a paid model. I have the support of other animal welfare advocates, and have two attorneys on board. I will keep everyone posted on our progress. Meanwhile, please continue to send me examples of suspicious “free to a good home ads. Suspicious ads are those promoting dog fighting chicagonow/raining-cats-dogs/2013/08/rehoming-pets-on-craigslist/, and pet-flipping examiner/article/craig-s-list-enabling-criminals-to-exploit-and-harm-animals, or any ad where it seems the pet is being abused or neglected. You can email these examples to puppydoeboston@gmail and stay in touch with me there, too. If you’d like to contact Craigslist yourself, you can email their PR team at [email protected] Thank you for signing and sharing the petition and for being a voice for the voiceless. Sincerely, Joy Orbisonel This message was sent by Joyel E. using the Change.org system. You received this email because you signed a petition started by Joyel E. on Change.org: Justice for Puppy Doe: Tell Craigslist to Help Stop Violence Against Pets. Change.org does not endorse contents of this message. View the petition Unsubscribe from updates about this petition