For me, this is where the line between good responsible bredder and 'not good' is, I dont think any reputable breeder would dream of using freeads, to sell or get stock from. :?
Its hardly suprising people get wound up with threads like like this.
It's a tricky one. Freeads are a way of advertising good pet homes to families who (like rabbit rescues) might not be aware that good pedigree breeders exist. For example....a family might have seem a netherland dwarf in a book, fallen in love with the breed, and being completely unaware of rescue centres or breeders, just go straight to the pet shop to buy a netherland dwarf there (where the rabbits history and background is not known).
I don't see a problem in genuine responsible breeders
advertising pet homes for their rabbits, as long as they then (once interest from a pet home as been established) follow appropriate procedure to ensure as best they can a good pet home.
It can be a way of letting pet homes know that you can get pedigree rabbits from a good source (obviously, as I know...breeders can vary and be poles apart!), rather than a pet shop being the only supply source.
I do however, not agree with breeders advertising breeding stock on freeads or any ad website/paper. Any breeder worth their salt would not find the need to do this (waiting lists), or would keep breeding stock advertised within the breed clubs to ensure they don't fall into the wrong hands, and are (if going to be) bred to preserve and improve the breed.
Advertising outside of this, to an open audience as in freeads for example, doesn't fulfil this, I personally don't think.
Not very well written, so I apologise, but I hope you catch my drift! :lol: