The chain letter is out of date, the dogs have homes...
I received this chain letter email from one of my friends but deleted everybody's email and work info that appeared in this particular branch of the chain to hopefully keep this thing and everybody's email and info from being spread any further via this forward. As chain emails spread, they become more out of date and more distorted and inaccurate, also, they are a way people unwittingly give out their work info and email addresses, phone numbers etc. to complete strangers. Work place emails often or usually have full signatures with phone numbers, cell numbers, email addresses and position descriptions attached. There were quite a few of these in this particular branch of the chain email by the time it got to me.
For help preventing the spread of email chain letters and the unnecessary emotional distress or rush they often cause, and for further info that proves, disproves, and gives history on all kinds of chain letters and why it is not a good idea to send them on, there are:
http.www.snopes.com
A couple of excellent articles are at
"C'mon, What Can it Hurt?" at
and the Psychology of Forwarding 101 at
Snopes.com dealt with two similar "homeless puppies" chain emails on one page, so I'm just including what they said about the current one in this email. I inserted a couple of little things.
snopes.com
Update: In September 2007 the following "adoption" appeal for black
labrador puppies began circulating:
labrador puppies began circulating:
Forwarded from a friend - please forward to anyone you know that may
be able to help or is interested in adopting.
be able to help or is interested in adopting.
Scott (sometimes replaced with the first person of "I" everybody wants to be an animal hero) rescued 6 black lab (mix) puppies out of the middle of the
*Cut rest of chain email*
This appears to have been a genuine appeal that began as a Craigslist
posting, but although the person whose name and phone number were listed
on the earliest e-mailed versions has stated that all puppies have since
been "adopted", the same message and picture continue to be forwarded with a
number of different names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and locations
now attached to them.
posting, but although the person whose name and phone number were listed
on the earliest e-mailed versions has stated that all puppies have since
been "adopted", the same message and picture continue to be forwarded with a
number of different names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and locations
now attached to them.
Last updated: 2 October 2007
Sources:
Powell, Larry. "E-mail Plea Spreads."
The Dallas Morning News. 24 May 2003 (p. 40).
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