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But not everyone does. Sadly, far too many people simply don’t want to deal with what the believe to be the hassle of taking their dogs, or cats, or other pets — along with the overall stress that moving involves anyway. In fact, pet owners simply abandoning their dogs and cats is one of the leading reasons why domestic animals wind up in shelters — where they all-too-often never come out alive — and on the street. Between 3 million and 4 million dogs and cats are killed in shelters every year in order to make room for incoming homeless animals, many of whom have also been abandoned by their human companions. In other words, if you abandon your pet when you move — or for any reason — you are probably killing not only the innocent animal who loved and depended on you, but at least one other animal as well, when a shelter euthanizes someone else’s former pet to make room for yours. Pet owners who feel guilty about abandoning their animals, but do it anyway, often take to Craigslist in an attempt, however halfhearted, to find new homes for their dogs and kitties.

But one women in Arkansas recently posted a Craigslist ad about her pets — and this time, a pet owner was finally saying, “enough is enough.” Here is the Craigslist ad the woman posted, in which she says exactly what needs to said about people who move and leave their pets behind, as well as people who give up their pets for other reasons of convenience. You can check out the original ad at this link. Her cute pets are the little fellas in the picture above. “This is my dog… I have had her for six years. She has been frustrating and infuriating at times. She has cost me money I wanted to spend on other things. She has been inconvenient at times. I’ve had to arrange my life with her in mind. I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything in the world, because I love her and she brings me joy. “Now, to get to the point of this post. I want to tell you about something amazing that I did. I moved three times actually. Amazingly, I KEPT MY F*****G DOG! Did you know someone can move and still keep their dog?

What an amazing concept, isn’t it?Oh, I also got married, had a baby, and changed jobs, AND STILL MANAGED TO KEEP MY DOG! Am I the only human being alive who’s been able to do this? “See that little cat next my dog in the picture, well we just found out she has AIDS, yes, feline AIDS. She will require expensive medicine for the rest of her short life. Roll Up Garage Doors Greenville ScI’M KEEPING THE F******G CAT TOO.Giant Alaskan Malamute Puppies For Sale In South Africa “I’m not going to dump her off on Craigslist to assuage some mild hint of guilt I feel because I’m too lazy, weak and irresponsible to fulfill a commitment I made to a living, loving animal.Hampton Bay Blinds Parts

“To all you who do otherwise, F*** YOU! I hope your spouse leaves you, penniless and alone. May God keep you, though you don’t deserve it.” In the words of writer Wendy Gittelson, of the site Addicting Info, “Our animals, like the pets of the Arkansas woman, are our family. Leaving them isn’t an option.”We’ve established that Craigslist is the source of all awesomeness.  But it’s also the source of the dumbest thing I’ve ever done.  And now that we know each other so well,  I think it’s time I told you the story of how I was scammed out of $200. NOT because the internet is a scary place full of evil people. NOT due to some sophisticated bait and switch. Not for any reason at all, other than because I did not stop to apply rational thought to the experience I was having. Instead, I did what I do best—charged past red-flag after red-flag… gleefully digging my own grave.  And I will say this about myself—no one digs a grave like me.

In the last year, I’ve heard the phrase “under the ether.”  To describe how scammers depend on emotion replacing common sense.  And how people who are taken by scammers later wonder how they did not take five seconds to just THINK about whether this was a likely situation… because FIVE SECONDS is all you need to realize you are being an idiot. Having had that exact experience, I was able to nod and congratulate myself on being totally textbook.Last year my dad lost his iPhone.  He put it on top of his car… and drove away. I put an ad on Craigslist. I should emphasize that I did NOT expect a response to my Craigslist ad.  If you’re familiar with Philadelphia, you’ll recognize this is not a neighborhood where you might expect to have your phone returned and I credit the element of surprise, combined with my eagerness to believe the unbelievable, combined with my natural idiocy… which allowed me to dispense with reason. It was a Monday.  I was sitting at my desk and my cell phone rang.

The guy on the other end said—I think I have your phone. He said—can you verify the color of the case? I’m sure this will surprise you as much as it did me: Amazingly, it was the EXACT same case.It was totally amazing how he’d been visiting his brother in Philadelphia and bought the phone from a kid on the street… and now that he was on his way home, he mentioned to his wife that he bought it.  And she chided him that it was probably stolen… but now he was in North Carolina.  And the phone was dead, so he couldn’t look to see whose it was.  But his wife looked on Craigslist and made him call me.  And now he was checking out of his hotel and wanted to get on the road, and could send it to me overnight if I wired him money through Western Union. From the page on craigslist dedicated to making sure idiots are protected from themselves: I cannot say the guy’s story made total sense to me, because there was no point at which I applied any sense to the conversation.

My only response was JOY that I had recovered my dad’s phone. I accepted it at face value.  And as scam stories go, I think it was pretty decent… I mean, it’s better than the Nigerian prince.The real kicker was that he paid $50 for it, and that was ALL he wanted.  He did NOT want the $300 reward. But I was like, oh my God you are so amazing.SHE is so amazing. And my dad is going to be so amazed! And I cannot believe this worked out so amazingly. So I insisted—I AM SENDING YOU $200. BECAUSE YOU ARE SO AMAZING. Plus, I was practically getting a bargain. I was saving $100! Then I RAN to Western Union.  Because this amazing guy was on the road, and wanted to mail it out that morning, and he didn’t have too much time, and I had to do it RIGHT AWAY. Then I called Paul and said—you will NOT believe what just happened!!! Meaning my good fortune. Meaning the incredible generosity of the human spirit and Craigslist’s near-cosmic ability to solve all of life’s woes.

Paul said— are you sure?  That sounds like a scam. And then immediately I was like—DAMMIT. That was totally a scam. Once Paul said those words, there wasn’t even any transition period where my brain tried to deny it.  IMMEDIATELY the spell was broken.  And I sat there totally confused how I had done something so obviously stupid.  I mean, I’ve done plenty of stupid things that were arguably avoidable, but not like this.   Paul said—look, I can’t talk right now, but I will make fun of you as soon as I get home. Be sure you’re there. Then the rest of the day he texted me stuff like: Arkansas is NOT for sale. But when Paul got home, he didn’t mock me.  He said that he’d decided I couldn’t actually claim to have been scammed at all. Since being scammed requires some level of hesitancy or inquisitiveness– a suspension of disbelief rather than just plowing forward without thought. I wasn’t even angry at the guy.  My eagerness was such that he must have several times thought that I was scamming him.

My principal feeling was embarrassment.  At being the dumbest target ever. I COULD have been scammed for $50 dollars plus $30 for imaginary overnight shipping.I had to INSIST on sending extra. This was so mortifying I couldn’t tell anyone. If my brothers find out? I will NEVER hear the end of it. When I’m on my deathbed, they will hobble in with their walkers and their oxygen tanks, and they will be sure it’s the last thing I think of before I die. They will say things like—hey Vic?  Can you hear us?  Remember the time you gave that guy extra money to scam you?Remember that time you bought your own gas cap? And I will come out of my coma and be like—HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT I WAS BEING SCAMMED WITH MY GAS CAP??????? I think of myself as being a great judge of people. But after being presented with some pretty fundamental evidence to the contrary,  I think I need to reevaluate. I will love you EVEN MORE... if you share me with your friends.