> In a message dated 00-03-09 16:27:29 EST, MiLwAkii writes:
>
> << << No I haven't. I have made you sound like somebody who doesn't know
what
> he's doing. Picture only 50 teenagers who read your newsletter (maybe
> also BEFORE June) who go out to the next pet shop, buy all the ill
> animals they can find and then contact you. Imagine you possibly won't
> be able to pay for all the gerbils and their transport, plus the medical
> treatment they are going to need. What are those folks to do with the
> gerbils they rescued??? Bring them back to the pet shop and say: "Sorry,
> Kristen can't take them in at the moment, will you please keep them
> until later?".
> I say... >>
>
> No. It states to contact me, if you'd like to help. That way I can let me
> them know if I can take any in, and they can tell me how many they have,
what
> problems they have, so that I can prepare for them coming in.
>
> Kristen >>
>
>
I just looked at the 'articles' page, and it does not state what Kristen
mentions above. Article 2 says that,
"Basically if and when you go to a pet shop and see that the gerbils there
are being neglected you would buy all of them and ship them to Kristen who
would pay for shipping. She will provide the shipping boxes. All you have to
do is buy the gerbils and ship them to her."
Nowhere in that article did it say to FIRST contact Kristen to see IF she
can take any in.
The article gives the impression that we should just run to all the pet
shops and buy all the gerbils and ship them all to Kristen.
I can see Eva's point, what if 50 teenagers all run to the pet shop and buy
gerbils for Kristen. What's going to happen then?
Another thing that bothers me with all this is, Why is this organization
promoting the shipping of gerbils when the president knows that it is
against postal regulations to mail small animals?
Ann-Marie
