Snittens wrote:

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I really want
to email this woman and tell her how she is setting a bad example of how to
treat animals.
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-kelly

Send her an e-mail, just don't post it on the freecycle group. There's
nothing wrong with sending her a nice e-mail, in an attempt to make her
stop and think about what she's doing.
I cringe at the animal listings on freecycle too. I always respond
privately and invite them to bring the animal to the shelter where it
will be neutered before being placed in a home and offer to get the
person an application for free spay/neuter for the mama cat/dog. The
response has run the gamut from no response at all, to some very good
endings. You're right about people's attitudes about shelters. Some
just think it's a death sentence and don't realize the animal has a
much better chance for a *good* home there.

Sherry