Back in December I posted about a seller I had bought from that had been busted big-time by the Houston SPCA. She had over 400 animals taken from her property, mostly various poultry, and some dogs and cats. Her place was horrible, and she had even tried to buy from me once, and got mad when I wouldn't sell to her. We had cross words on the old BYC forum when she made a private dispute public, and was repremanded there. Since then, I have not spoken with her or had any contact with her. I had entertained then contacting the SPCA, but did not. I figured time would catch up with her and her neighbors would take care of it. Obviously, I was correct in this assumption.
It came to my attention the other day that she was back on eBay selling eggs, not but a month after getting all her animals taken away from her. I was floored. I thought about opting to keep my mouth shut again, but the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me. Not only is she selling eggs and claiming them to be something she does NOT have (I bought eggs, I so I know personally), but if the SPCA feels she shouldn't have any animals, why does she have more, and in such a short amount of time? She's making claims in her auction that she sold eggs to a guy from Israel and that he carried them home on an airplane and hatched them. I have my doubts about this, but who knows. Stranger things have happened.
My points of contention are this -- she's falsely advertising about eggs that are a rare breed and people are jumping at the chance to get, and she knows this, so she's more motivated by money than quality, AND she's told me herself that she's a hatchaholic, that she hates to see any eggs go to waste, so she's got a serious problem with self-control in that department, which in the end, her birds suffer for. She is a woman who needs help, has gotten into trouble for her addiction, and is not taking heed of this and facing her problem even though she's already lost everything.
I finally made the decision and called the SPCA today to say that I didn't know if she was supposed to be doing it or not, but that she was selling eggs again, and kind of gave her a brief backstory on my involvement with her. She immediately knew who I was talking about, and sounded surprised at what she was doing. She said that an investigator would be calling me at some point, so I expect to hear from someone in the next few days. I don't like messing in other people's business and usually don't, and there's more involved here other than what I've gone into. I just feel it's in everyone's best interest, including hers, that she be put out of business.
It came to my attention the other day that she was back on eBay selling eggs, not but a month after getting all her animals taken away from her. I was floored. I thought about opting to keep my mouth shut again, but the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me. Not only is she selling eggs and claiming them to be something she does NOT have (I bought eggs, I so I know personally), but if the SPCA feels she shouldn't have any animals, why does she have more, and in such a short amount of time? She's making claims in her auction that she sold eggs to a guy from Israel and that he carried them home on an airplane and hatched them. I have my doubts about this, but who knows. Stranger things have happened.
My points of contention are this -- she's falsely advertising about eggs that are a rare breed and people are jumping at the chance to get, and she knows this, so she's more motivated by money than quality, AND she's told me herself that she's a hatchaholic, that she hates to see any eggs go to waste, so she's got a serious problem with self-control in that department, which in the end, her birds suffer for. She is a woman who needs help, has gotten into trouble for her addiction, and is not taking heed of this and facing her problem even though she's already lost everything.
I finally made the decision and called the SPCA today to say that I didn't know if she was supposed to be doing it or not, but that she was selling eggs again, and kind of gave her a brief backstory on my involvement with her. She immediately knew who I was talking about, and sounded surprised at what she was doing. She said that an investigator would be calling me at some point, so I expect to hear from someone in the next few days. I don't like messing in other people's business and usually don't, and there's more involved here other than what I've gone into. I just feel it's in everyone's best interest, including hers, that she be put out of business.
