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LadyIvysMom
LadyIvysMom Posts: 391 Member
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http://albany.craigslist.org/mob/3181371586.html

Seriously, what kind of god awful individual is willing to trade their pet for a phone?? :angry:
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  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    I small child, potty trainied.

    In exchange for an LCD Digital TV .
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    They probably posted that as a joke.
  • LadyIvysMom
    LadyIvysMom Posts: 391 Member
    They probably posted that as a joke.

    I wish this was true but I've actually done rescues in similar situations where the poster was very serious... :frown:
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    That's not too far from me actually.

    But they want two iPhones for one ferret. Personally, I think it should be one iPhone to two ferrets. They're much happier in pairs.

    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?
  • lizdavis07
    lizdavis07 Posts: 766 Member
    Hey, the way my cat's been acting lately, I'd be willing to exchange her for some new curtains :-)
  • LadyIvysMom
    LadyIvysMom Posts: 391 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
    The award should really go to this prick.

    http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/08/man-faces-animal-cruelty-charge-after-abandoning-dog-on-colorado-mountain/
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.

    Ferret legging? i can't even begin to wrap my head around that...why would? just? but? uh...
    I think you broke my brain with that one.
  • LadyIvysMom
    LadyIvysMom Posts: 391 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.

    Ferret legging? i can't even begin to wrap my head around that...why would? just? but? uh...
    I think you broke my brain with that one.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret_legging
  • LadyIvysMom
    LadyIvysMom Posts: 391 Member
    The award should really go to this prick.

    http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/08/man-faces-animal-cruelty-charge-after-abandoning-dog-on-colorado-mountain/

    :( What is wrong with people??
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    That's a seriously expensive ferret.
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
    If people can sell their pets, why can't they trade them? I don't see anything wrong with this.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.

    Ferret legging? i can't even begin to wrap my head around that...why would? just? but? uh...
    I think you broke my brain with that one.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret_legging

    SHUT. UP.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.

    Ferret legging? i can't even begin to wrap my head around that...why would? just? but? uh...
    I think you broke my brain with that one.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret_legging

    SHUT. UP.

    "The world record is five hours and thirty minutes."


    " a national ferret legging event has been held in Richmond, Virginia, every year since 2003."


    This, people, is the stuff that nightmares are made of.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Ugh. Sometimes I really hate people.

    On that note, I think I would have to pay someone to take my dog.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    probably his sister's ferret
  • GretchenReine
    GretchenReine Posts: 1,374 Member
    I think everyone should call or text that number!!!
  • deadbeatsummer
    deadbeatsummer Posts: 537 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.

    please dont smear people in the UK with that ridiculous accusation. f you.
  • WestCoastPhoenix
    WestCoastPhoenix Posts: 802 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.

    please dont smear people in the UK with that ridiculous accusation. f you.

    I lol'd. Sensitive, buttercup? :flowerforyou:
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    Not just a phone.... two phones. But iphone 4's? Why not the 4s's?

    Poor taste, buddy. Always ask for the 4s's. In white.
  • GretchenReine
    GretchenReine Posts: 1,374 Member
    The award should really go to this prick.

    http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/08/man-faces-animal-cruelty-charge-after-abandoning-dog-on-colorado-mountain/

    Sickening!!! Poor puppy!!!
  • krisntraining
    krisntraining Posts: 201 Member
    The award should really go to this prick.

    http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/08/man-faces-animal-cruelty-charge-after-abandoning-dog-on-colorado-mountain/

    This!! I have been reading about this story and If that guy gets this dog back I will be livid!! What a sad excuse for a man...

    On the other hand, the couple that set up the rescue and those that came out to help, remind me there are still a lot of good people out there.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    He bought the ferret and had a little buyer's remorse. Probably bought it for his kid who really wanted a smart phone, and decided he wanted one for himself. Just because he is trading the animal for something else, doesn't mean he is mistreating it.

    From the way the ad reads, this ferret comes with a posh ferret hotel. People don't spend that kind of money on their pets, and then mistreat them.
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
    Further ferret info, for the curious....

    http://www.wesjones.com/ferret.htm

    I once owned ferrets, but was never tempted by the sport myself, lol
  • girlykate143
    girlykate143 Posts: 220 Member
    http://albany.craigslist.org/mob/3181371586.html

    Seriously, what kind of god awful individual is willing to trade their pet for a phone?? :angry:
    people who treat their pets as things. people who don't understand that a living creature is LIVING, and that they have assumed responsibility for it until it dies. Basically, people who don't have much of a conscience.
  • joecollins9385
    joecollins9385 Posts: 355 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.

    Ferret legging? i can't even begin to wrap my head around that...why would? just? but? uh...
    I think you broke my brain with that one.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret_legging

    what a sick sick world we live in
  • Jenky85
    Jenky85 Posts: 190 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.

    Ferret legging? i can't even begin to wrap my head around that...why would? just? but? uh...
    I think you broke my brain with that one.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret_legging

    SHUT. UP.

    "The world record is five hours and thirty minutes."


    " a national ferret legging event has been held in Richmond, Virginia, every year since 2003."


    This, people, is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

    Richmond Virginia is in the US so it seems ferret legging is not just a UK thing then :)
  • ket_the_jet
    ket_the_jet Posts: 1,257 Member
    I traded a pet before. I was moving and could no longer have it in my new place and had a friend who was willing to take her. I offered it for free and my friend countered with something to make it a mutually beneficial deal.

    The point is, I am sure there are circumstances which it not only makes him not a horrible person, but maybe even a very fine person. Maybe he has children going to college and wants to keep in contact with them. Maybe he is donating the phones through the Cell Phones for Soldiers initiative.

    Rather than starting a page to harp on something, particularly without all the details, why don't we celebrate the outstanding, like this kid: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19291258

    Cheers,
    -wtk
  • paulvt65
    paulvt65 Posts: 73 Member
    If people can sell their pets, why can't they trade them? I don't see anything wrong with this.

    No problem here. If I had a cat, I'd give it away, no questions asked!
  • VioletHaz
    VioletHaz Posts: 44 Member
    On another note, why is every British man I know deathly afraid of ferrets biting their, uh, ferret?

    Two reasons, one being that in Europe, ferrets are often bred as hunters and not as the cuddly housepets that we breed them for here in the US. The other being that some really...special... guys in the UK play a game that involves putting one of these bred for hunting ferrets down their pants and seeing who can last the longest without screaming.... This is a real thing. I think it's called ferret legging.

    Ferret legging? i can't even begin to wrap my head around that...why would? just? but? uh...
    I think you broke my brain with that one.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret_legging

    SHUT. UP.

    "The world record is five hours and thirty minutes."


    " a national ferret legging event has been held in Richmond, Virginia, every year since 2003."


    This, people, is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

    ROFLMAO!!

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