kijiji bans snake adds

[Kryptonian]

Kijii has just banned advertising of snakes. Infact any add with the word snake in it will be removed. This will cost the lives of snakes continently. Many snakes find new and better homes through kijiji, keeping many out of shelters and rescues. More animals will now be abandoned, neglected and killed. Shelters will be over run. Kijiji is only thinking of themselves in this matter and how difficult it is for them to moniter illigal and dangerous snake adds. They are not thinking of the harm this will cuase many animals.
Write to them explaining this or any other concerns you think this will cuase.

[nixer]

can you provide a link because im just not seeing anything saying they are doing this

[SilverWolf]

From what I can tell just from a quick look it seems the ban is just in Canada. If I am wrong please correct me.

Also, is it all snakes or just the ones that are illegal to own in that area?

[WingedWolfPsion]

It's certainly not in Nebraska in the US, wherever it is. My ads are still up on Kijiji here.

Appears to be Canada. Kijiji Canada prohibits posting species that are on the CITES list, and pythons are CITES listed. They also prohibit posting wild animals, and animals that are illegal to own the city where they're being listed. The interpretation of what is a wild animal may be subject to local laws (in the US, cage reptiles are considered pets, not wildlife).

Note: I cannot imagine how Kijiji prohibiting snake ads will cost the lives of snakes. Other classified services exist, and I'm sure you guys have reptile rescues up there, too.

[Kryptonian]

If it is only on canada it will probably follow in the states eventually. It is all snakes no matter what species. Just the word snake in the add will get it removed. They removed my pet mouse add becuase I specified the mice were not to be snake food.

We have rescues and shelters here but I think they will become overwhelmed with snakes when people cant rehome them. I am only aware of a couple of other online classifieds, kijiji was the most used.
It will cost some snakes their lives when the shelters turn them away becuase there is no room and the owner cant sell or give the snake away as easily. Many people will just abandon or neglect the animal to death where they would have used kijiji instead.

It is another hit on reptile owners and is going to help the grim future when reptiles are banned as pets altogether.

[saber101]

Recently, my wife posted an ad to selll a pair of breeding age corn snakes on Kijiji. The problem we have with their response is that corn snakes are not on the CITES list and the link for "policies" didn't work (it went to the general page instead of where they listed snakes as not allowable). I think there are much more dangerous things for sale on kijiji than snakes. And if it was truly based on user feedback, tell me why I wasn't ask? I don't feel it will keep snakes from going into shelters or anything as the post suggests... I just think the ruling is biased against snakes specifically.


Here's what Kijiji - Canada responded:


Subject: Your Kijiji Ad Breeding Pair - Amel Corn Snakes (155170017) has been removed.

Your Kijiji Ad Breeding Pair - Amel Corn Snakes (155170017) has been removed in accordance with our policies.

Effective this week, drawing from user feedback and in line with the Kijiji values, the sale of snakes on Kijiji will no longer be permitted. Two main reasons motivate this decision. First, municipal, provincial and federal laws restrict the possession and sale of many types of snakes across the country. The rules and bylaws vary from city to city or province to province, making it difficult for our Community Support group to monitor the ads posted on the site while remaining in compliance with the law. Second, many snakes, such as pythons or vipers, are extremely dangerous and shouldn’t be advertised on Kijiji, as allowing these posts betrays the spirit of Kijiji as a safe online Community. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Kijiji

For information on our policies, you can visit: http://london.kijiji.ca/p-Policies Any future ads that are not in compliance with our policies will also be removed. We sincerely value you as a member of our trading community and look forward to a continued successful relationship. To ensure this relationship, we must respectfully ask that you abide by our Policies in the future. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,Customer Support

Cheers,

Brett and Shannon

PS If it isn't in the states, I wouldn't be surprised if they don't try to pass this there too (unless they get a lot of rumble from not allowing sales in Canada).

[BabysMomma]

I just checked their policies, no where in there does it say that snakes aren't allowed - and there are snakes listed for sale in my area.

[Haydenphoto]

I just checked the chicago area kijiji and they still have snakes in our area on the site

[Kryptonian]

kijii recieved enough feedback from angry snake people that they revised the rules to ban only dangerous and larger snakes.

[nixer]

kijii recieved enough feedback from angry snake people that they revised the rules to ban only dangerous and larger snakes.

what might i ask would include "dangerous and larger"