Petition: Tell Craigslist to Close the Animal Rehoming Loophole

If you’ve ever browsed the classified ads on Craigslist, you know that you can buy practically anything your heart desires on the website. Unfortunately, one Chicago man’s evil desire was to violently torture and kill kittens – and he used Craiglist to find his innocent, tiny victims.

It’s unclear how this horrifying pattern started, but by the time the 22-year-old was caught and stopped, he had killed at least 6 kittens. Some of their mutilated bodies were still in his house; police found them stuffed uncaringly in a bag in the pantry.

This man would drown a poor kitten in his bathtub, and then buy another one on Craigslist so as not to draw suspicion. Then, he’d do the whole sadistic routine over again — except, maybe this time, he would microwave the next kitten.

Craigslist technically prohibits the sale of animals on its website, but there is a “rehoming” loophole that people constantly abuse. For the sake of every animal listed on Craigslist, this loophole must be sealed tight!

Please sign this petition to demand that the CEO of Craigslist address this concerning situation by closing the animal rehoming loophole!

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