pet pictures

[pelog12332]

when i was reading about not posting pictures of pets i was woundering if that included animals like tarantulas , scorpions etc or are you talkin cats or dogs

i dont mind if you want no pets i was just woundering

[nutmeg]

If you go to the Treehouse forum there is a section called 'Me, my family and other animals' which should be the best place for pets .

[pressld2]

The "No pets" rule applies to the Gallery but you can post pics in the image library instead.

Dave P.

[Lancashire Lad]

In danger of being pilloried again here , but when all is said and done, this is Wild About Britain.

I firmly believe that discussions/photographs of pets, and for the most part farm animals, should not be allowed on the wildlife forums. After all, pets and farm animals are not "wildlife".

I do appreciate however, that there could be instances where farm animals might have some relevance to wildlife threads, so that issue isn't as clear cut.

If I recall correctly, the subject was brought up some time ago, and the forum in the Treehouse was, in part, resultant, as a means of allowing members to be able to showcase their pets without detracting from the main wildlife forums.

Regards,
Mike.

[Boddie]

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

In danger of being pilloried again here , but when all is said and done, this is Wild About Britain.

I firmly believe that discussions/photographs of pets, and for the most part farm animals, should not be allowed on the wildlife forums. After all, pets and farm animals are not "wildlife".

I do appreciate however, that there could be instances where farm animals might have some relevance to wildlife threads, so that issue isn't as clear cut.

If I recall correctly, the subject was brought up some time ago, and the forum in the Treehouse was, in part, resultant, as a means of allowing members to be able to showcase their pets without detracting from the main wildlife forums.

Regards,
Mike.

I could not agree more Mike. The odd image whereby someone may post a picture of their beagle in the treehouse relating to 'What pets do you have?' is fine but we have had periods past where folk posted dozens of images of their dogs. For me the wrong type of forum surely?

[eeyore]

i'd concur with mike too - pics of your dog, cat, tarantula, aardvark or whatever shoud only be put in the treehouse unless they are of direct relevance to another thread already running

for example i have a freind who has a great grey owl as a "pet" - it is a falconry bird that lost a wing after coliding with electricity cables , and it now lives in the house because it cant cope in an avary - pics of this might be appropriate in a thread about owls, or falconry, etc

likewise pics of pets might occasionally be appropriate in the photography forum, if they are used to exemplify a technique , but not if its just "heres my dog (cat/aardvark/yeti etc) isnt he cute"

[Mike Jackson]

Sounds reasonable to me. I regularly take pictures of my dogs but there's other more appropriate places to post them than here.

[Paul mabbott]

another thing to beware of is that most arachnids, armadillos and aardvarks kept as pets would not be admissible since they are not native British animals.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

another thing to beware of is that most arachnids, armadillos and aardvarks kept as pets would not be admissible since they are not native British animals.

and also yetis, bigfoots, and strange grey men would not qualify because they fall under cryptozoology rather than british wildlife - anyone who thinks they have a pet yeti either has boddie living with them, or needs to seek medical attention

[Paul mabbott]

Originally Posted by eeyore

........ either has boddie living with them, or needs to seek medical attention

... or both! Scarey.