Guidelines

Okay, I know we said we want you to have the freedom to express yourselves. And we do. But a few rules never hurt, right?

• Be nice! No flaming. Many posters come here for information, not to be called names.

• Please respect the different backgrounds and education of posters—especially when it comes to diverse perspectives on animal treatment. The best thing you can do for animals is politely educate on how to protect them.

• No one needs to hear you correct them on proper grammar and spelling. Let’s talk animals, not the difference between affect and effect.

• Wanna talk about religion and race? Well, we don’t. We wanna talk about animals.

• Don’t gang up with other posters against one person. It’s not nice! Better to stick to animal talk.

• Did I mention you should…talk about animals? Cool! Now get to it and have fun!

• The ASPCA has the right to remove any profile, discussion, photo, video.

• Promoting personal fundraising campaigns and merchandise in support of animal welfare is permitted, as long as they are promoted in relevant discussions. Please do not leave comments for others advertising your merchandise.

• Merchandise may not use the ASPCA logo or mimic the ASPCA branding without the ASPCA's explicit written permission.

Medical Questions:
Please, please, please do not submit questions about emergency medical problems here. If you think that your pet is sick, contact your veterinarian. Self-diagnosis or delay seeking proper veterinary care may worsen your pet's condition.

Questions for the ASPCA:
While the ASPCA staff does monitor the ASPCA Community, we can't always answer individual questions via the discussion boards. If you have a question for the ASPCA, please visit www.aspca.org.

Reporting Discussion Board Abuse:
To report discussion board abuse, please visit: http://aspcacommunity.ning.com/main/index/report.

All right, now that you've gotten the boring rules part out of the way, start postin' some animal love! Can't wait to talk to you!

Best,
ASPCA Team