council animal stocking regs!

[Bekki]

Omg.

According to my council a space of 30 x 35cm is adequate for stocking 4 guinea pigs for sale.

20 x 30 is enough for 4 rats
20 x 20 is enough for 4 hamsters
75x30 is enough for 4 rabbits

erm these animals are not exactly tiny those spacings have drove me mad. I was going to report a pet shop because of their cages and the animals being so cramped and stuff but they are within their local council regs! euuugh

 

[Amanda1801]

omg.

According to my council a space of 30 x 35cm is adequate for stocking 4 guinea pigs for sale.

20 x 30 is enough for 4 rats
20 x 20 is enough for 4 hamsters
75x30 is enough for 4 rabbits

erm these animals are not exactly tiny those spacings have drove me mad. I was going to report a pet shop because of their cages and the animals being so cramped and stuff but they are within their local council regs! Euuugh

rspca?

 

[Bekki]

I fear they could do nothing at all to help. The licensing act from 1951 is so vague but the shop meets the council regs sadly.

The shop actually has cages bigger than the regs. I mean the guinea pigs had a 80cm cage for 3 much larger than regs.

I will be reporting the shop on the grounds of cleanliness though as it was awful.