p@h adoption corners

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i went into p@h today to get some bedding as only realised when i went to clean them out that i hadn't got any, and saw the adoption corner. i was just wondering if anyone knows what the procedure is if someone wants to home one, does anybody know?
 
I'm not sure, my local pets at homes don't have one but I have heard of them. I know someone who has got quite a few animals from there - they havn't told me how it works but I think at the most it's just some paperwork, but not sure if they even do that?
 
i was just wondering, if they did a bit more than sell them to anyone
 
If you speak to somebody and find out exactly why they are up for adoption (the reasons are often different from one animal to the next) and have a chat with the staff member, if you can provide the right home for the animal then you need to fill out an adoption contract - it's similar to what you would get from a 'normal' rescue, i.e. if you can no longer look after the animal it should be taken back to the store for rehoming etc. etc.
It is also asked that a donation is offered, which goes to charity (not to the company!).
Hope that's of some help :)
 
Following on from what neepneep said, I enquired and was told that I could take the guinea pig away that day once I filled out a form agreed to enrol them at their vets and donated whatever I wanted to the charity....I didn't go through with it as I am going to my nearby rescue who have lots ready to rehome ;)
 
Read my experience of it here - http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=7443.0

It is NOT similar to the adoption process done by rescues. If you want one of the animals, you ask for it, fill in a piece of paper and make a minimal donation. Rescues scrutinise their potential adopters and most will do home checks.

They are sticking animals in the adoption section from the sales pen left, right and centre. The same animals are there but it's gone from saying "I'm too old to be sold in the Bunny Village" to saying "My owner didn't want me any more".
 
If it says 'my owner didn't want me any more' then chances are that it was dumped at the store - there are lots of people who don't know about small animal rescues so just leave them at a pet shop.
 
Also, I forgot to mention - it depends on whether the store has yet linked up to a local rescue centre.

The animals in the store may actually be from a local rescue centre, not the store.

If this is the case, then the rehoming procedure may differ - for example, the rescue may want you to go down and speak to them before adopting the animal, and ultimately it is the rescue's decision. For example, one store has linked up with Wood Green animal shelter and they have animals from the centre living in the adoption centre, with details of who to contact to adopt them.
 
I was told its just animals no one wanted from them
 
Nope, it also includes animals which have been dumped on the store (it doesn't matter where they were bought), and, as I mentioned, also includes animals from local rescues.
 
neep_neep said:
If it says 'my owner didn't want me any more' then chances are that it was dumped at the store - there are lots of people who don't know about small animal rescues so just leave them at a pet shop.
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No, you missed my point. Two weeks ago the same animals had signs on them saying "I was too old to be sold in the bunny village" and now all of a sudden the same animals have a sign saying "My owner didn't want me" - which is right? Either way, they've lied.

It seems like an easy way to get rid of the unsellable stock.
 
daftscotslass said:
No, you missed my point. Two weeks ago the same animals had signs on them saying "I was too old to be sold in the bunny village" and now all of a sudden the same animals have a sign saying "My owner didn't want me" - which is right? Either way, they've lied.

It seems like an easy way to get rid of the unsellable stock.
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Ah ok, I get you, didn't realise they were the same animals.

Well, technically, the 'easy' way to get rid of unsellable stock would be to send them back to the breeder - it costs nothing, it's quick, and often a 'sellable' replacement is sent in replacement.

Surely keeping the animals in store for extra time, spending money on food, bedding, accommodation and vet bills is the more expensive and difficult option of the two? But, ultimately, the animal comes out better - it gets a proper home, not just getting sent back and pts or bred from.
 
neep_neep said:
Well, technically, the 'easy' way to get rid of unsellable stock would be to send them back to the breeder - it costs nothing, it's quick, and often a 'sellable' replacement is sent in replacement.

Surely keeping the animals in store for extra time, spending money on food, bedding, accommodation and vet bills is the more expensive and difficult option of the two? But, ultimately, the animal comes out better - it gets a proper home, not just getting sent back and pts or bred from.
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The animal comes out better? No - they are still sold to anyone and everyone and this time for the rock bottom price of whatever donation a person wants to give. What is to stop people buying them for snake food because they cost a fiver and feed a python for a month? What is to stop people impulse adopting?

So you're admitting that up until now that P@H stock were sent back to the breeder and either euthanised or bred from? It's easy to get "replacements" from a breeder? This coming from a member of staff? I'm speechless.
 
Tom_cat said:
vet bills, since when has P@h cared about vet bills?
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We actually care a great deal about providing medical treatment for our animals. I currently have a piggy with me at the moment, he was signed over for adoption and within his quarantine period developed a large abcess on his stomach. He had his surgery last friday and is on 6 weeks worth of antibiotics. To say that we don't care is an understatement, as his vets bill currently stands at £100 and we will pay for any future treatment that he needs, until he finds a new home. Yes we do occassionaly have animals up for adoption that are from the shop but there are a number of reason why this may be, it is usually because they have had medical treatment or are unsociable.
 
daftscotslass said:
So you're admitting that up until now that P@H stock were sent back to the breeder and either euthanised or bred from? It's easy to get "replacements" from a breeder? This coming from a member of staff? I'm speechless.
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From my experience, sending them back was a last resort. If a member of staff could home the animal, then they would. Unfortunately, there is a limit to the number of animals any one person can take home! So, clearly, there is only one other option, and that is to send them back.

Which is OLD practice...The whole point now is to make sure that doesn't happen ::)

Anyway, I was only going to respond to the original question askiing about procedure...which i've done, and i'm pretty sure this arguement has been done before.

At the end of it, i'm for, you're against, for all our different reasons ;D Both right in our own ways :)
 
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