Sounds like your defending E.C. and rightfully so as your point is accurate and E.C. was just trying to help the OP.
OP/nytcrusader you are on a public forum and by creating a thread in a forum you can't expect to only hear things you'll like when doing so. E.C. is entitled to voice his opinion and has done it without being rude so why are you being so defensive? As a matter of fact he told you about the legality of it to try an protect you from accidentally outing yourself doing something illegal. While I don't know how strict your law enforcement in your area is in regards to these matters, in the states we have heard of officers monitoring these forums looking for exactly what you've provided so that they can take legal action against members breaking the law. You also can't hide your location from them because an ip address can be tracked to a general location, maybe even to a very specific address. I'm not sure as I only know what I've heard and experienced on other forums such as faunaclassifieds which was able to locate me down to the borough I live in. Mind you that's not because I was doing something illegal but I did experience them using my ip to locate me to verify that my listed location was accurate(due to the strict laws regarding reptile ownership and sales that varies widely by state and sometimes even boroughs) and when it wasn't I was contacted and denied access until I corrected it. So please take it for what it is, someone trying to help you when your doing something foolish due to lack of knowledge that could potentially get your pets seized, terminated and yourself fined.
