The Photo Book Projects : Animal Rescue in America & Deaf Dog Rescue

Just an FYI...if you are looking for certain older posts on the blog, click on the link to read them, but suddenly find that the page is missing, there is a reason.  I removed a few posts.  Why?  I recently had an incident where someone was using a photo of mine without my permission.  This person was using my photo to advertise a different dog up for adoption on Craigslist.  Sound fishy?  You bet it does. There is a disclaimer in the sidebar of this blog that says my photos are mine, and that I don't permit anyone using them for any reason whatsoever. So, not only was I angry that my photo was being used illegally, without my permission, but I was also angry that she was claiming that this photo was a picture of HER dog!  Why didn't she just post a photo of her own dog?  Maybe the dog wasn't really hers?  Was she afraid someone might recognize the dog and report her?  I can only speculate.

I removed certain posts because those posts didn't have ugly watermarks all over the images. I will be reposting the posts as soon as I get around putting the ugly watermark/copyright over each one of the images.  It's a shame I have to do this.  I just don't want my pictures being used without my permission, and I certainly don't want my images to be used to promote the sale or adoption of OTHER dogs.

INTERNET SCAMS involving pets
Unfortunately, there are all sorts of scams all over the internet, especially involving pit bulls. I'm just giving you an FYI to be aware.  Report any suspicious activity like this, and be aware that when you are trying to rehome a pet that there are many people who seem legitimate, but their intentions are anything but good. Check references.  Do a home visit.

Do you know know of any scams involving pets and the internet?  If so, please add them to the comments of this post.  This would be a great chance to educate people so they don't fall victim to any of these scams.