eBay in Doghouse Over Pets

eBay’s plan to allow pets to be sold on its auction site has been howled down by thousands of users, forcing the company to quickly abandon the idea. People feared changing eBay policy to allow sales of creatures other than fish and snails would invite abusive animal breeders such as puppy farms. eBay then proposed limiting online pet postings to animal shelters, but users argued that it would be too difficult to cull the illegal breeders from legitimate shelters