wig887 88 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 CONVERSAITION IVE JUST HAD WITH GUMTREE Keith S: Hello, you are chatting with Keith, how can I help?Kindly provide your ad id or email address if you haven’t already provided these details on the pre-chat form.You: hotmail.co.ukKeith S: How can I help?You: could you please tell me why my advert for my lurcher keeps being refused You: i have not broken any rules ??You: hello ?Keith S: Could I have your ad reference number please?You: i will get it nowYou: Keith S: Let me take a look at that for you nowKeith S: I have checked this for you and your ad has been removed due to the working reference as this is not allowedYou: so if i remove the word working it will be allowed ?Keith S: YesYou: ridiculous.in the united kingdom it is not illegal for a dog to be used for working so why can i not put it in my advertKeith S: It is against our Pet posting rules to post ads for working PetsYou: whyKeith S: We work with several animal welfare agencies who do not allow these kind of ads for working animals. This information can also be found on our posting rules : http://help.gumtree.com/articles/General_Information/Pets?retURL=%2Fapex%2FknowledgeProduct%3Fc%3DPosting_rules%26k%3DExample%253A%2B%2527email%2Balerts%2527&popup=false&at=Pet%20Category%20Posting%20RulesYou: so gumtree are saying that working a dog is a welfare issue and therefore cruel.is this correct ?Keith S: We do not say it is cruel but we do not allow ads for working animals on the site.You: why do you not allow ads for working animalsKeith S: I have already explained that this is against our posting rules.You: could you send a copy of this chat to kwig887@hotmail.co.uk please.Keith S: Have you ticked the option in the prechat form for that please?You: no dont think soKeith S: Unfortunately in that case we won't be able to send it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mhopton 807 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Grrrrrrr fu##### wank### 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,176 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the goat 642 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Maybe that'll stop the dog dealers using gumtree along with pets4homes and epupz or whatever else they use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,176 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Preloved Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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