suga
06-06-2011, 03:39 AM
Hello Forum Members
The moderating team have recently looked at the forum rules and have been able to provide some clarification around welfare.
The amendment has been included within the forum rules and it can be found under Introductions, "Forum rules and guidelines - must read". For ease it is included below to allow you all to familiarise yourselves with the content. If you have any concerns or questions please contact the moderating team directly.
Thank you.
Hamster Central Moderating Team
Welfare
It should be noted that this is pet hamster forum and is primarily concerned with the care and welfare of the hamsters we share our homes with. If a member has concerns about the welfare of any animal they should report it to the appropriate authorities.
It is not appropriate to post about animal abuse or animal welfare in relation to pet shops or other situations on Hamster Central. All issues should be raised with the RSPCA, SSPCA or the appropriate organisation for your own country. Concerns about animals in pet shops must be raised in the first instance with the store manager, then customer services and in the case of smaller shops the local authority which issues licences to sell live animals. Any concerns relating to videos or articles that are found on the internet should be reported to the site owners where appropriate.
Any links to stories, video clips, personal information regarding friends and relatives animals that are deemed by any moderator to be inappropriate will be removed from the forum without warning.
If you are unsure whether a thread will be acceptable please run it past a moderator first.
The Miscellaneous Chat board is intended for light banter and not as a place to discuss serious, personal or disturbing issues. You should seek out an appropriate forum specialising in that particular topic where you can receive specialised advice.
Please consider other members feelings when offering advice and opinions. Speak as you would like to be spoken to yourself. Remember that forums do not convey emotions and people can be hurt and offended by what you thought was an innocent comment.
Always read over your post before submitting it to check it sounds OK, has reasonable spelling and grammar, is not written in "text talk" and is not going to upset anyone.
The moderating team have recently looked at the forum rules and have been able to provide some clarification around welfare.
The amendment has been included within the forum rules and it can be found under Introductions, "Forum rules and guidelines - must read". For ease it is included below to allow you all to familiarise yourselves with the content. If you have any concerns or questions please contact the moderating team directly.
Thank you.
Hamster Central Moderating Team
Welfare
It should be noted that this is pet hamster forum and is primarily concerned with the care and welfare of the hamsters we share our homes with. If a member has concerns about the welfare of any animal they should report it to the appropriate authorities.
It is not appropriate to post about animal abuse or animal welfare in relation to pet shops or other situations on Hamster Central. All issues should be raised with the RSPCA, SSPCA or the appropriate organisation for your own country. Concerns about animals in pet shops must be raised in the first instance with the store manager, then customer services and in the case of smaller shops the local authority which issues licences to sell live animals. Any concerns relating to videos or articles that are found on the internet should be reported to the site owners where appropriate.
Any links to stories, video clips, personal information regarding friends and relatives animals that are deemed by any moderator to be inappropriate will be removed from the forum without warning.
If you are unsure whether a thread will be acceptable please run it past a moderator first.
The Miscellaneous Chat board is intended for light banter and not as a place to discuss serious, personal or disturbing issues. You should seek out an appropriate forum specialising in that particular topic where you can receive specialised advice.
Please consider other members feelings when offering advice and opinions. Speak as you would like to be spoken to yourself. Remember that forums do not convey emotions and people can be hurt and offended by what you thought was an innocent comment.
Always read over your post before submitting it to check it sounds OK, has reasonable spelling and grammar, is not written in "text talk" and is not going to upset anyone.