For anybody that missed it, I edited the first post to add this:
Unfortunately everything related to this, and all the accounts (husband, nurse, etc.) were all fake. The pictures were lifted from various places all over the internet.
The staff and some wonderful members worked hard to flush this out. We usually don't get involved, but this was a very blatant lie and we had to step in before any more people got duped.
We have VERY strict rules on BYC. Often those rules and how we enforce them is called into question.
I really hope that every single member of BYC appreciates how much work goes on behind the scenes to keep this place running as smoothly as possible. This was a terribly horrible situation, but things like this would happen more often and be much worse if our amazing staff members didn't work as hard as they do because they love this community.
Learn from this situation as our staff has learned over the past 10 years with similar situations. Remember to always follow every BYC rule even if you don't agree with it. This will help us reduce situations like this and allow us to further our great mission to provide help and support to chickens and their keepers, and achieve our vision: A chicken in every yard!
Unfortunately everything related to this, and all the accounts (husband, nurse, etc.) were all fake. The pictures were lifted from various places all over the internet.
The staff and some wonderful members worked hard to flush this out. We usually don't get involved, but this was a very blatant lie and we had to step in before any more people got duped.
We have VERY strict rules on BYC. Often those rules and how we enforce them is called into question.
I really hope that every single member of BYC appreciates how much work goes on behind the scenes to keep this place running as smoothly as possible. This was a terribly horrible situation, but things like this would happen more often and be much worse if our amazing staff members didn't work as hard as they do because they love this community.
Learn from this situation as our staff has learned over the past 10 years with similar situations. Remember to always follow every BYC rule even if you don't agree with it. This will help us reduce situations like this and allow us to further our great mission to provide help and support to chickens and their keepers, and achieve our vision: A chicken in every yard!
