SOP Pages?

[skysthelimit]

I agree. My rabbits (food and bedding) are second on my list of things right after my bills are paid. After that I get whatever else I need that is mandatory, food, gas, etc., which leaves me with little else to spend. That doesn't make me a bad rabbit owner because I can't afford a SOP book and an ARBA membership that I'll never use because I don't show. My rabbits are still spoiled rotten. And my rabbits are not lesser quality because I can't afford those things either, I even bet quite a few of mine would give an ARBA rabbit a run for their money on he show table, maybe even win.

Sure, it's only $25 dollars, but that is a bag of pellets and a bale of shavings for the trays. Or five pairs of jeans at goodwill. (anyone who has ever worked a physical labor job can appreciate how fast jeans develop holes, brand new ones rarely make it into the budget!) Or a weeks worth of human food, or... or...

I suppose it all depends on how you view money and why you got into rabbits. I don't make much, so I try to be frugal, and I got into rabbits to have a cheap source of wool to spin and some extra meat for the freezer. As such, I view $25 for a book that I only need a handful of pages from and a $20 membership I'll never use as superfluous spending.

Another reason why it took me so long to get one. Other things to do with the money.

But now that I have one, I'd be happy to tell you what's on the pages, just not verbatim or making copies.

 

[luvabunny]

Ok, since I was the one who said it was "only $25.00" and apparently offended so many of you, I apologize for doing so.

I never, never, ever, made any comment about how you shouldn't keep rabbits if you can't afford an "only 25.00" book. I also never said anything about being bad rabbit owners, or having money to waste, or the ease of coming up with money.

The OP simply asked about the SOP. We all agree it is against copyright law to send copied pages. I know they are hard to come by. I know the breed groups don't publish them. I know there are lots of questions without answers out there.

However, the law is the law, and my thought was the OP may not know about ARBA.

I was trying to be helpful. My time is also valuable, and rather than try 50 different things that won't work, and having long conversations about specific breed SOP's that don't exist, I would rather got to the source and pay "only 25.00" to have one on hand. If you look back, my advice to buy one from ARBA, with the website given, is the only one which truly offers an actual solution to the OP's original question.

Again, I am sorry if I offended so many of you. I understand many of you raise for meat only and have no use for an SOP or ARBA membership. I don't hold that against you. BUT, the conversation went where it didn't need to go when I was made to sound as if I were trying to be anything but helpful, or holding myself in higher esteem, or making myself a better person than you, simply because I knew where to "buy" the book. I never even said I had one myself.

So, crawl down off your high horses, and go buy the book, or not. I don't care, honestly. I simply offered a real and true answer to the original question. Thanks for making me feel like crap.

 

[Demamma]

I have no idea how to respond. I did not know I was on a high horse I'll try not to fall. The truth is whenever I hear "only$" it bothers me. I am a competitive breeder not just for meat. Whenever I able I attend shows and do ok. Not joining ARBA is because I see no need to put money where it is not earned. To me it is not worth it. I brought up my rabbits paying for themselves to not open the door of those who might say "if you can't afford to pay for SOP how can you afford rabbits". We all know how fast a thread can turn as its happening now. Sorry if I offended you to where you feel I'm putting you down or something not my intention. I will slink off my high horse now and try and find a way to get gas so I can go get my kids milk and bread.

 

[MaggieJ]

Late to the party here!

Prices - and people's perceptions of them - will always vary. It's all relative. And we all have different priorities. A lot of us, myself included, have no money for anything that is not strictly essential, but I don't see any need to jump on Luvabunny because she finds it easy to find the $25 for the SOP. I was astounded - and unhappy - that her simple comment should erupt into such a storm.

 

[Demamma]

I still don't see the problem. I only stated what money could buy that's more important and I'm suddenly told I'm on a high horse and only raise for meat. I was not jumping all over her comment.

 

[MaggieJ]

Okay, this stops right now. Talk about your tempest in a teapot. (Shakes head.)