Forum rule violations and legal issues in the Pets subforum

Nah, let’s be real—every single one of those yes-men on this forum was probably just bought with a fake pedigree and picked up off the street. Give me a break...

slybison88 said:Oh please, every single Maltese on this forum was bought with full papers and rescued from the streets. Give me a break...

I really didn't intend to turn this Kanye West subforum into a political debate, but since you've opened the door, I suppose I should offer my two cents.

That isn't true, much like many other breeds out there. However, you seem to have overlooked how we've consistently worked to discourage puppy mills and crack down on the acquisition of unregistered pets whenever possible—though our approach varies depending on the circumstances. Beyond that, an owner of a dog from a mill isn't typically acting with the conscious, malicious intent to cause that animal any suffering.

mellowraven22 said:Look, here’s the deal—even if puppy mills aren't actually illegal, we still don't allow anyone to promote them here on KLJ. It's the same logic with ear cropping; even though just owning a cropped dog isn't against the law (sadly), we aren't about to tolerate anything that promotes animal cruelty or mutilation for purely aesthetic reasons.

I'm sorry, but I'm just not following you.
Who decided we should tolerate ear cropping, and how exactly does posting a photo of a cropped dog equate to endorsing the practice itself?
Are we really all supposed to be so gullible that a single picture is enough to sway our entire worldview?
Give me a break.

Can someone please explain the psychological mechanism where one image manages to rewire the human brain? Please.
And besides, plenty of dogs were around long before these rules existed, many of them already cropped for whatever reason, and their photos are still right here on the forum.